Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
by bob33212 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:25PM
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10 years from now people will think it was crazy that you couldn't publish a totally legit app just because you had a payment button on the app. It would be one thing for APPL to charge a low fee for listing an app to cover their costs of hosting and review, but this is 100% about squeezing everyone, because they can
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
by tommymachine on Thursday August 13, 2020 @09:31PM
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hosting & review are just the beginning. They also maintain substantial support around the App Store. So their costs will scale with number of downloads, usage, purchases, etc, which is why their fee scales with it too.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
by krrrh on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:57AM
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The paid apps also subsidize the support and distribution of free apps. This makes the App Store and platform more attractive and helps developers in the end OTOH, it is pretty wild that Facebook has never paid a dime to Apple for software distribution, aside from $99 a year.
Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store
by cellar_door on Thursday August 13, 2020 @09:00PM
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It's the pricing too. Apple's 30% fee on the payment processing for in app purchases is insane and clearly anti-competitive. Developers can use Stripe, Paypal, etc for literally 10x less.
The most egregious part of Apple’s rules, and the reason that online service providers have a special loathing, is that apps are disallowed from linking to, advertising, or even mentioning that it is possible to sign up/subscribe/buy/rent outside of the app.
This is why you won’t see MMOs like FFXIV through the App Store, and is why you can’t sign up for Netflix, or even follow a link to their sign-up, from within the app.