> ... from what I've been reading is that Apple may allow alternate payment providers but still demand the fee.

I'd like to see how Apple does this - Apple will have to track payments through alternative systems it has no control over, and then try to claim their 30% Apple tax from the developers for transactions it claims has happened. They'll have to include even more intrusive spying tech into ios to do this. I don't see how they'll do this without upsetting both the users and the developers.