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Re:Apple Rejects Appeal of Email App That Blasted Store Rules by harryh on Thursday June 18, 2020 @09:14PM (#23570017)
30% is exorbitant for the value offered.

The value offered isn't the service of processing the payment or being listed in an app store directory. These are small things. What you're really paying for is the ability to access the iOS market: one of the largest and most successful platforms in the world. That has tremendous value.

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Re:Apple Rejects Appeal of Email App That Blasted Store Rules by nico_h on Thursday June 18, 2020 @09:26PM (#23570090)
yeah, but it's kinda self limiting. If the fee was 5% maybe netflix would still be offering subscriptions in the app. And there might be more paid app in the store. And spotify might not be pushing for antitrust in Europe. The kindle app might offer in app purchase.

How many developers look at the fee, see the app they want to make and realize they would never be able to charge enough to make it worth it after the cut and the sales taxes? I think that's one reason the iPad software is not the success it could be.

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Re:Apple Rejects Appeal of Email App That Blasted Store Rules by harryh on Thursday June 18, 2020 @09:29PM (#23570110)
Indeed, it is entirely possible that Apple is charging too much in some cases and reducing the quantity of interesting apps that might otherwise be built.
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