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Re:Apple-Developer Relations by go_prodev on Friday June 04, 2021 @05:58PM (#27399549)
> obviously free apps are subsidised by paid apps

Subsidised for what exactly?

I'm not suggesting that hosting is free, but even free apps make Apple $99/yr in developer license fees.

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Re:Apple-Developer Relations by Grustaf on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:26PM (#27399773)
> Subsidised for what exactly?

The cost of running the appstore, which are astronomical. Not just hosting and infrastructure, reviewing 10000+ apps a day is not free either.

> even free apps make Apple $99/yr in developer license fees

Hosting probably costs more than that if the app is popular. Not just the app, but potentially icloud, notifications etc. And 99 dollars is per developer, not per app.

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