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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by mstolpm on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @06:23PM (#24414268)
The price the customer pays is clearly for the package of hardware, operating system and (some) services. The 30% cut developers pay is for a monetized access to Apples iOS APIs. The 99$ fee is for access to developer tools, review processing, "free" access to the platform and more.

Different sides, different business concepts.

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Re:Apple countersues Epic, seeks punitive damages by caf on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @01:09AM (#24417345)
No, the 30% vig developers pay (both Apple and Google) is for access to the customers. It's what you're being sold for.
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