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Why does there need to be multiple app stores? That sounds terrible. Apple just needs to stop demanding huge chunks from app revenue.
by dd36 6y ago
Why does there need to be multiple app stores? That sounds terrible. Apple just needs to stop demanding huge chunks from app revenue.
- Humdeee 6y agoApple recently introduced the App Store Small Business Program, slashing their app revenue taken by 50% to accommodate the 'small players' (<1 million annual revenue).
- kevingadd 6y agoThe terms of that program are particularly nasty, though. You can't really rely on it unless your revenue is going to be way below a million, because it locks in for the following year. If you have a spike in revenue (hooray, good year!) your cut is suddenly 30% in the next financial year even if your revenue drops way below a million. They didn't have to do it this way, which really makes me wonder what their intent was. They could have gone with a simple system like 'we look at how much you made this year, and everything over 1 million is taxed at 30%', but instead we got a weird complex system.
- ksec 6y agoThere are multiple argument in this case and it seems everyone are mixing things up. Like Multiple App Store, and 30% cut are different issues. There are people who simply want to access to iPhone without going through Apple. Which is currently the Jury, Judge and executioner. Cutting the 30% you would still have to go through Apple.