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Netflix stops paying the 'Apple tax' on its $853M in annual iOS revenue
12:48pm PST - December 31st, 2018 2018 - TechCrunchEarlier this year, Netflix was seen testing a bypass of iTunes billing across dozens of markets worldwide. As 2018 draws to a close, Netflix – the App Store’s top grossing app – has ditched the ability for new users to sign up and subscribe to the streaming s…