Apple blocked Facebook's attempt to tell users about 30% App Store 'tax'

Re:Apple blocked Facebook's attempt to tell users about 30% ... by Spivak on Saturday August 29, 2020 @02:46PM (#24318459)

> We call it a tax because there is no way to avoid it except not selling our apps.

I’m genuinely confused by this sentiment. If you lose money after paying the 30% then you wouldn’t be in the App Store at all. But you “have to pay it” because even after the cut you’re still turning a profit. An apparently large enough profit for it to be worth the separate development and maintenance costs too. What makes you feel like you have no choice but to develop for iOS?

Don’t get me wrong it’s absolutely shitty when someone with leverage over your business squeezes but the percentage can’t be the deciding factor here. The same as every business ever, Apple charges you whatever they think they can get away with. So either it should be okay for Apple to take a percentage cut or not.

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Re:Apple blocked Facebook's attempt to tell users about 30% ... by stephc_int13 on Saturday August 29, 2020 @05:14PM (#24319486)

The percentage is clearly the main deciding factor here.

This is bad for the ecosystem in general, and in my opinion Apple does not need that money. And they are evading the tax laws in most countries, simply because they can...

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