Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts to bypass fees

Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by dangoor on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:32PM (#24147420)

Doesn't seem a fair comparison given the far more substantial costs of brick and mortar. Brick and mortar retailers do not, traditionally, have very large margins when all is said and done, whereas I think the App Store has quite significant margins for Apple.

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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by edmundsauto on Thursday August 13, 2020 @05:15PM (#24149331)

Dumb question, but why is a vendor's cost a relevant input to evaluate fairness? Isn't a common theme around here to price based on value, not on cost?

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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by valuearb on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:38PM (#24147524)

Last I looked, Apples gross services margins were around 66%, which implies a break even for the store at a 10% fee.

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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by Someone on Thursday August 13, 2020 @03:43PM (#24147614)

I think Apples service margins include an unspecified amount from Google for being the default search engine on iOS.

And that’s a big fraction of their services. https://www.thestreet.com/investing/google-pays-apple-billio... estimates that at $9.48 billion over 2018.

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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by valuearb on Thursday August 13, 2020 @04:12PM (#24148119)

That implies that App Store margins are lower than I estimated, and it’s costs higher.

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