>30% cut of a sale of a mature economy is just crazy. That is why it isn't 30% after the first year. It is 15% for subscription based software starting year 2

>30% cut of a sale of a mature economy is just crazy. That is why it isn't 30% after the first year. It is 15% for subscription based software starting year 2. As I pointed out earlier, Apple also eats credit card transaction costs (~2.5%) and the costs of collecting and paying sales tax in 50 states and 155 countries, app store personnel, servers, etc...