It is interesting how the word tax is used to invoke negative feelings in the discussion about Apple's App Store commission fee. In many governmental organisat

It is interesting how the word tax is used to invoke negative feelings in the discussion about Apple's App Store commission fee. In many governmental organisations, the financial administration is transparent so people can verify that their tax is used in the way that their government states. In the case of Apple, the flow of App Store commissions fee finances is (at least for me) far from transparent. Apple say they use it for hosting and reviewing, but don't share breakdowns publicly, as far as I know. Perhaps if Apple's "taxpayers" (developers) can (1) get more detailed breakdowns of what happens with the commission fee so they can hold Apple accountable and (2) get more leverage in the App Store's guidelines through some sort of democratic voting system, it would actually resemble governmental taxation a bit more.