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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by nicky0 on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:42PM (#26997552)
Your flat fee model would really suck for free apps.
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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by kevingadd on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:06PM (#26998608)
There's already a flat fee for free apps (the developer fees), and every customer has already paid a flat fee (buying the phone)
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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by nicky0 on Thursday May 06, 2021 @09:01AM (#27062540)
We are talking about a flat fee per app delivery here.
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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by username90 on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:00PM (#26998537)
Advertisements in apps is a way to circumvent the app store fee currently, yes. That is bad, it means that ads pay close 50% more compared to selling apps compared to what they should, meaning Apples policy likely massively increased the number of ad based apps compared to purchasable apps. Forcing them to pay their fair share makes sense for everyone.
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Re:EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after ... by nolok on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:58PM (#26997763)
Nobody stops Apple from offering an alternative "if your app is 100% free then there are no fees for you at all", beside the 100$/year they already have to pay.
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