Apple famously makes its money on the hardware; if they claim the cut is for the app store tools, then they better start charging less for the hardware. If the

Apple famously makes its money on the hardware; if they claim the cut is for the app store tools, then they better start charging less for the hardware. If the tools are indeed paid for by the hardware sales, they should reduce or eliminate the cut they take. Based on the reports of how hard it is to develop for the app store and all the third party tools to help deal with signing apps, I have a hard time believing the self-proclaimed greatness of the tools Apple provides. Apple claims level playing field, but that's obviously nonsense.