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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by HDThoreaun on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:39PM (#39133022)
> Core Technology Fee — iOS apps distributed from the App Store and/or an alternative app marketplace will pay €0.50 for each first annual install per year over a 1 million threshold.

Sounds to me like developers have to pay the per user fee no matter where the app is distributed.

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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by radley on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:55PM (#39133359)
It's only if developers agree to any of the new terms. They still have the "right" to stick to Apple's original 30/15 model and not pay the fee.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by HDThoreaun on Thursday January 25, 2024 @01:56PM (#39133374)
Right, but they have to agree to the new terms if they want to do alternative distribution.
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Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store... by radley on Thursday January 25, 2024 @02:11PM (#39133659)
I'm just pointing out that there's a third option of staying in the App Store and paying 17/10 instead of 30/15, but it also requires the Core Tax.
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