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Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by smiley1437 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @04:26PM (#24148399)
But could it be that the extra 30% Apple charges goes partly towards curating apps and ensuring they work well and are reasonably secure?

And that the high-spending consumer segment appreciates this?

Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by donor20 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:53PM (#24151911)
Exactly this - I'm a "high spending" customer. Because they take pretty good care of their store, because there are no surprise auto-renewals and on and on I spend money freely - it's pretty safe to.

I always seem to regret signing up for subscriptions elswhere. Did anyone have the myheritage fight - I did that 5 years ago - total nightmare. I mean - how is stuff like THAT legal (hadn't used service in a year, no notice prior to the renewal being billed), no way to get out of paying.

Re:Apple removes Fortnite from App Store after Epic attempts... by cma on Friday August 14, 2020 @12:43AM (#24153542)
We roughly know their profit margin on the App Store from corporate reporting though so seems unlikely to be any significant spending on curating, and a lot is to curate away competition like Steam's streaming that allowed PC game purchases to be remotely made through streaming your desktop and big picture mode.