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> And Apple taking 30% of that... for what? Payment processing uhhh.. hosting and bandwidth for potentially millions of downloads and updates and your videos a
by Razengan 7y ago
> And Apple taking 30% of that... for what? Payment processing
uhhh.. hosting and bandwidth for potentially millions of downloads and updates and your videos and screenshots?
Covering user refunds?
A reviews and feedback system?
Crash logs?
Showing you in user searches?
The Editor's Choice and Featured Apps lottery?
Invitations to develop for yet-to-be announced platforms?
Giving your users peace of mind that your app is sandboxed and cannot indulge in hanky panky?
- ajscanlan 7y agoNone of which you can opt out of. I'd happily host my own apps and pay the hosting/bandwidth than pay the $99 a year for Apple Developer Account + 30% of all sales. But Apple won't let me, if I want my app to run on iOS I have no choice BUT to use their bandwidth.
- alunchbox 7y agoAh, 30% of the ~3 billion Tinder or any successful business is worth it for "band width"? Yeah, no. Not sure how this even became a norm for people to look so blindly. It's absolutely insane to even think about.. we're almost talking about 1 3rd of the entire business value for hosting!?