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I simply find it hard to believe that such a fee would be fair if alternate app stores were available and as capable (as in capabilities allowed by the device)

I simply find it hard to believe that such a fee would be fair if alternate app stores were available and as capable (as in capabilities allowed by the device) by default. Even on Android, where it is possible, side loading is a pain and without root the play store has capabilities that cannot be duplicated, I think the fee is only acceptable because of the iOS appstore's fee being the same.

Arnt 6y ago
In that case you'll be interested to hear about the situation in China, where the biggest of the many android app stores has less than 30% market share. And what are the prices like? Bloomberg headline is "China's App Store Fees Make Apple's Look Cheap" and describes 50% as a typical rate. "Now, a handful of Chinese developers have started the fight to push their revenue split down to the global standard." https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-10-08/china-s-app-store-fees-make-apple-s-look-cheap https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2020-10-08/china-...