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That's because Apple is a monopoly, or at least Google and apple form a duoopoly. And if you make mobile apps you have to pay the google tax, apple tax, or mor
by thayne 6y ago
That's because Apple is a monopoly, or at least Google and apple form a duoopoly. And if you make mobile apps you have to pay the google tax, apple tax, or more likely both.And play by their rules.
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoThis raises and interesting point: Would consumers be better served if app developers had to pay the Google tax, the Apple tax aaaaaand the Microsoft tax, the Samsung tax, the HTC tax, etc etc etc?
- fauigerzigerk 6y agoYes, because if there was competition, that "tax" would likely be lower. For instance, Microsoft's fees for one-off purchases are just half of what Apple/Google are charging.
- mrep 6y agoOn android, you can publish yourself which Fortnite did [0]. iOS you cannot though and in fact they are getting sued for their "abusive monopoly in iOS app/in-app distribution services" [1]. [0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45063002#:~:text=The%20developer%20of%20Fortnite%20has,30%25%20cut%20of%20sales%20made https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45063002#:~:text=The%20d.... [1]: https://www.hbsslaw.com/uploads/case_downloads/apple-dev/2019-06-04-complaint-apple-developers.pdf https://www.hbsslaw.com/uploads/case_downloads/apple-dev/201...
- thayne 6y agoYes, it is technically possible. But good luck getting your users to do that if you aren't as big as fortnite.