Businesses can't business anymore. It is beyond unhealthy for startups.
It's all a scam. All a ruse. And we're all victims.
Computing was never like this before Steve Jobs decided to ban literally everything and force people to live within his death star.
I can't believe how many folks within our industry are fine with this! You owe your career to free and open computing. As does Apple. They've just managed to gaslight us for so long that we're apologizing for the horrible things they do.
Break up Apple or allow people to install directly from the web. Don't let Apple enforce their payment rails.
They have enough goddamned money.
I am guilty of helping perpetuating this situation by acquiescing and buying my wife/mother Apple gear.
I won't do this anymore.
OTOH, App developers don't get a choice for iOS. They must use Apple's payment system. They don't have a variety of payment processors to choose from. There is no market determining whether 30% is fair, and that is why antitrust regulations may apply.
What if I want to start an app that helps creators manage their Fanhouse content? Should I ask Fanhouse for a cut of their fees so that I can pass on 90% of gross earnings to creator?
That is how many B2B relationships actually work; you've described a referral arrangement in which one company refers a paying customer to another company and in exchange for their referral they get paid a percent of the revenue derived from it.
The choice is to not use iOS. You’re argument is predicated on using iOS, which is a false equivalency.
If she is using the app store payments, then fine. But if she is not using it, then that is a problem.
Knowing the situation is not the same as accepting it. Just because I know a couple of large actors control the market does not mean I have to accept the situation.
You can't meaningfully accept terms when they are a requirement to enter the market.
Ok, so I can just ignore all regulations because I don’t like them? I can sell unsafe food in my restaurant because I don’t want to agree to the terms the government says I must adhere to?
And contracts aren't the same as laws and regulations, so throw that strawman out. Laws and regulations are enacted through a process designed to serve the greater good.
There are literally more users on Android - If I were in that position, I could just switch platforms.
If I'm a radio manufacturer, I can't cry foul that Lamborghini won't allow me to sell my radio in their cars by calling them a monopolist over the "market of Lamborghini drivers."
If I then decide to still make an exclusive Lamborghini radio, I own that responsibility for my failed business model.
Why does she get to keep 10%? It’s arbitrary. What if I want to start an app that helps creators manage their Fanhouse content? Should I ask Fanhouse for a cut of their fees so that I can pass on 90% of gross earnings to creator?