Re:Apple-Developer Relations
by Grustaf on Friday June 04, 2021 @06:26PM
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> 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.
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.