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Re:Spotify and Google Announce User Choice Billing by JoBrad on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @07:24PM (#30784843)
Because those other companies are paid for their service directly. You don’t directly pay for the app stores.
Re:Spotify and Google Announce User Choice Billing by heavyset_go on Wednesday March 23, 2022 @10:26PM (#30785830)
Developers already pay Apple $100 a year to publish apps on the App Store. Google charges a fee for access to the Play Store, as well.