Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores

Posted by con on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @08:45PM
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https://m.slashdot.org/story/453036

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Re:Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party A... by WalterGR on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @09:13PM (#47256645)

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Re:Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party A... by Barrboss on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @09:10PM (#47256633)

It’s interesting how much of this shift seems to come from legal pressure rather than market competition. For years both major mobile platforms insisted the 30% cut was necessary for security and platform sustainability. Now that the rules are changing, it suggests the model may have been more flexible than they admitted.

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