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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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