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Think it through: free apps would not be able to afford the rent, so they would need a discount.
Then in the limit all apps would become free, so as to get the discount.
But some apps would be making a killing with external payment methods, while other apps would be making nothing.
Meantime Apple would also be making nothing.
I would think Apple has thought about this.
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Think it through: free apps would not be able to afford the rent, so they would need a discount.
Then in the limit all apps would become free, so as to get the discount.
But some apps would be making a killing with external payment methods, while other apps would be making nothing.
Meantime Apple would also be making nothing.
I would think Apple has thought about this.