It does hurt as far as payment for me. Subscriptions with Apple Pay is where it’s at, one place to manage all subscriptions way outside the control of developers is peak use ability imo. I can personally get behind a different browser engine and maybe App Store but I hope they leave Apple Pay alone.
I think you mean app store subscriptions. Apple Pay and app store subscriptions are two different things.
But I do agree with you; I see three likely scenarios:
1. An application offers two payment options: app store and standalone, with a "discount" given to standalone.
2. They change nothing
3. They remove app store subscriptions and force you to their website/app for managing payment/subscription.
If an app chooses option 3, this is where the user is "hurt". I don't see this happening often because I would wager that a service's subscription numbers would take a massive hit. Too many users are accustom to the simplicity that has been offered by in-app purchases/subscriptions.
