> The Apple cut doesn't just cover payment processing though, (in Apple's opinion at least) it also covers the costs of maintaining the app store, reviewing app

> The Apple cut doesn't just cover payment processing though, (in Apple's opinion at least) it also covers the costs of maintaining the app store, reviewing apps, developer tooling etc. I understand Apple's position in this case. Yearly subscription is just a symbolic payment, and, frankly, I don't think it covers the costs of Apple's employees who spent their time verifying my org's account. So what is left are the fees from app sales themselves. But what about apps that are free, or pretend to be free like Facebook? Their creators still find ways to make money, but in a way that evade's Apple's fee system. Why should FB and others in a better position that traditional app developers? Both groups use the same infrastructure and both should pay similar fees (although frankly, these fees are way too high, and I think everybody except Apple agrees on that).