Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages

Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by hinkley on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:23PM (#24413587)

Even wor... really?

That is less than the coffee bean budget for a month at most of these organizations. They probably spend more than that a year on parts and labor for the coffee equipment.

That organization fee is a token fee. A little friction so that it makes you serious and it stings a bit if it gets cancelled. To maybe not faff about and get down to shipping a product. A few bucks to cover things like CA maintenance and help fund some outreach programs I suspect.

$100 for individuals might be a bit on the steep side, I'll grant you. Or a stick to get you to become an organization as soon as possible.

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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by zakki on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @05:54PM (#24413956)

Even worse is in relation with 30% cut. They charge $100 per year for the development tools. Yet, the outcome of the development tools must be sold in Apple market with 30% cut.

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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by dgellow on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:35AM (#24417937)

It’s 10 times the $25 from Google Play, and is per year. That’s in addition to the $100 that you have for the Apple store as far I understood their documentation.

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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by hinkley on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @02:05PM (#24423886)

I mean, that's 12x, but last I heard you also make about 8x as much money on iOS as you do on Google Play, so dickering over $274 is still petty.

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