this is so eye-opening. One can only imagine how many people are addicted to those games and its casino-like mechanics.
>it’s a game store for massive, free-to-play games that make nearly all of their money from in-app items.
Oh… It's the kind of games I never download if I see smattering of gems/crowns/coins in the IAP's.
> And, as the injunction reveals, the vast majority of App Store billings come from gaming. Games account for approximately 70 percent of the entire App Store’s revenue, and 98 percent of in-app purchase revenue. The App Store is a game store, and more specifically, it’s a game store for massive, free-to-play games that make nearly all of their money from in-app items.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22667047/apple-epic-rulin...