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A comment on Apple, Epic, and the App Store. Parent comment

Re:Apple, Epic, and the App Store by philwelch on Monday August 17, 2020 @02:51PM (#24190482)
If I were an app developer who relied on in-app purchases, I would probably care a lot more. But as a consumer, I don’t, and I suggest the only reason consumers have to care is because app developers (understandably) want lower fees and are negotiating terms via PR.
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Re:Apple, Epic, and the App Store by mahkeiro on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:56PM (#24191266)
You should care because in the end you are the one paying the 30%.
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Re:Apple, Epic, and the App Store by philwelch on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @03:36AM (#24196138)
Actually I pay 100%. I don’t care how that 100% gets divided up; all I care is the actual price that 100% adds up to.

Are developers going to lower prices of in-app purchases if Apple’s cut goes down? Doubtful. But if they do I might buy more.

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Re:Apple, Epic, and the App Store by scarface74 on Monday August 17, 2020 @08:21PM (#24193919)
No because I don’t pay for loot boxes, gems, and other useless consumables.
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