<p>Yesterday TNW broke the news that Microsoft is at odds with Apple over fees required to be paid over subscription services that have a presence in the iOS App Store. This has led to a delay in the update schedule for SkyDrive for the Apple platform, as the two companies cannot find a compromise that doesn't lead to Microsoft paying a large cut of continuing user revenue.</p><p>The disagreement has led to a general conversation about Apple's store rules and processes.</p><p>However, the SkyDrive v. App Store beef is hardly the real controversy, it turns out. AllThingsD has learned the following, regarding the larger conflict between the two companies:</p><p>Sources familiar with ongoing negotiations between Apple and Microsoft tell AllThingsD that the companies are at loggerheads not over the 30 percent commission Apple asks of storage upgrade sales made through SkyDrive, but over applying that same commission to Office 365 subscriptions sold through Microsoft Office for iOS, which is expected to launch sometime next year.</p><p><a href="http://thenextweb.com/insider/2012/12/11/microsoft-doesnt-want-to-pay-apple-30-of-office-365-for-ios-revenues-underlining-cries-of-rapacious-behavior-and-intrigue/">Keep reading...</a></p>