Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a...
by ckastner on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:26PM
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> If there were actual competitors, their rates would be much lower... around 2-5% probably.
Now that's an interesting (though highly impractical) idea!
Imagine both app stores on every phone, providing the exact same service. There's probably no room for price fixing here, because Apple's market share is far smaller than Android's, so Apple would have a significant incentive to reduce the fees (and snatch some of Google's customers.
Now add two or three other "app store providers", and things get interesting.
Now that's an interesting (though highly impractical) idea!
Imagine both app stores on every phone, providing the exact same service. There's probably no room for price fixing here, because Apple's market share is far smaller than Android's, so Apple would have a significant incentive to reduce the fees (and snatch some of Google's customers.
Now add two or three other "app store providers", and things get interesting.