Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for certain apps

Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by ericmay on Thursday June 24, 2021 @07:48AM (#27616243)

Sure, but it’s important to note that over time both companies have carved out special deals and considerations for larger customers. You can read this for yourself in the news and numerous court proceedings where emails have been released showing the companies having these exact discussions.

It’s a bit contentious but it appears Epic itself tried to get a special deal from Apple [1]. Why would you even bother asking if they don’t negotiate or cut deals with different app vendors? Apple (and maybe Google idk) even changed/lowered pricing for certain app categories because of developer complaints.

[1] https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/21/apple-contends-epics-ban-w...

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by samtheprogram on Thursday June 24, 2021 @03:21PM (#27622605)

Do you have a source that Apple’s waived or otherwise modified their cut with other vendors or “app categories”? Your source only shows that Epic attempted to make a deal and failed. Apple then cut the fee for small developers to appease the public _after_ the Epic lawsuit.

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Re:Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for c... by ericmay on Friday June 25, 2021 @07:38AM (#27629463)

You can search around for various large companies and deals or discussions they’ve had with Apple. Uber, Netflix, Facebook come to mind.

Please note the specific language I used in my comment as well.

As an example: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/5/22421734/apple-epic-netfli...

You’ll have to do some digging too if you’re interested. I can’t remember exactly and now when I search I just get current news as it relates to pricing for different app categories/subscriptions, etc.

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