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It is a bit emotional, but understandable. I believe the situation would have been totally different if Apple has these 30% rules and things long before iOS bec
by asknemo 16y ago
It is a bit emotional, but understandable. I believe the situation would have been totally different if Apple has these 30% rules and things long before iOS becomes the leading platform, when developers has the choice what and what not offer, and they can decide whether they invest or not. But the situation we have here now is that many of them has invested substantially in the iOS platform. They have invested talents, and have definitely helped co-promote the iOS in one way or the other and created a solid user base. This bomb is understandably very very unpleasant to them. Honestly if a developer/company give in and accept the 30% now, what stops Apple from charging 35%, 40%, 50% in the long run? How are they going to report to their investors and convince them that their business models is not controlled by some giant company's policy that they have absolutely no say in?