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I don't know why you are pointlessly defending this Apple practice of screwing both their customers and developers with this unnecessary "Apple Tax". Here what
by webmobdev 6y ago
I don't know why you are pointlessly defending this Apple practice of screwing both their customers and developers with this unnecessary "Apple Tax". Here what the article says
> Even though Librem Tunnel is just part of the overall Librem One offering, because it’s part of a subscription service, Apple is requiring us to add the ability to sign up and pay for Librem One subscriptions within the Librem Tunnel app before they will allow updated versions into the App Store.
> Why are they making that requirement even though we already have our own independent payment infrastructure? Because once that app allows in-app purchases, Apple can then automatically take their 30% cut.
You can niggle on the 15% or 30% cut that Apple takes, but they raise a very valid concern -
- why should any developer pay Apple anything at all in the first place?
- Why should they allow themselves to be blackmailed by Apple to use their payment services?
- Why should their customers bear the burden of this extra 15 to 30% that Apple demands for using their payment service?