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I think Epic is right, 30% is too much. Apps market is competitive and margins are already slim with cost of marking, advertising, development, and maintenance.

by knodi 5y ago

I think Epic is right, 30% is too much. Apps market is competitive and margins are already slim with cost of marking, advertising, development, and maintenance. I get Apple offers a great experience and no cost of making apps accessible. None of this would be an issue if iPhone/iPad was open to non-apple app stores. Apple is being greedy here, can't install your own apps (non app stores) and can't have an alternative to app store so what are people left to do.

nxc18 5y ago
30% is not too much considering that iOS apps generate far more $$$ than android apps. https://insights.dice.com/2020/02/06/android-vs-ios-earns-developers-more/ https://insights.dice.com/2020/02/06/android-vs-ios-earns-de... Why do iOS apps make more? Possibly because iOS is marketed as the premium experience, explicitly including “limitations” like not having to deal with other app stores or be told to install apk from the web. Of course this ignores that Epic IS ALSO SUING GOOGLE. All caps because people are completely blind to this because it doesn’t fit their preferred narrative. Note that Apple is leading Google in terms of fees on their App Store. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-taking-less-of-a-cut-from-its-app-store-1846489835 https://gizmodo.com/google-is-taking-less-of-a-cut-from-its-... If Google is also being sued, is it not clear that additional app stores _is not_ what Epic is looking for?
- infinityplus1 5y ago
  Android allows alternative app stores. But Google blocked Epic from pre-installing the Epic Store on OnePlus and LG phones. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-games-oneplus-deal-google-play-store-lawsuit-lg https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-ga...
- johnnyanmac 5y ago
  >Of course this ignores that Epic IS ALSO SUING GOOGLE. All caps because people are completely blind to this because it doesn’t fit their preferred narrative. please research what the actual lawsuit with Google is about because casting accusations on others. Another response was kind enough to give a link (that was the first one on Google).

by knodi 5y ago

nxc18 5y ago

30% is not too much considering that iOS apps generate far more $$$ than android apps. https://insights.dice.com/2020/02/06/android-vs-ios-earns-developers-more/ https://insights.dice.com/2020/02/06/android-vs-ios-earns-de... Why do iOS apps make more? Possibly because iOS is marketed as the premium experience, explicitly including “limitations” like not having to deal with other app stores or be told to install apk from the web. Of course this ignores that Epic IS ALSO SUING GOOGLE. All caps because people are completely blind to this because it doesn’t fit their preferred narrative. Note that Apple is leading Google in terms of fees on their App Store. https://gizmodo.com/google-is-taking-less-of-a-cut-from-its-app-store-1846489835 https://gizmodo.com/google-is-taking-less-of-a-cut-from-its-... If Google is also being sued, is it not clear that additional app stores _is not_ what Epic is looking for?

infinityplus1 5y ago
Android allows alternative app stores. But Google blocked Epic from pre-installing the Epic Store on OnePlus and LG phones. https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-games-oneplus-deal-google-play-store-lawsuit-lg https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21368395/fortnite-epic-ga...
johnnyanmac 5y ago
>Of course this ignores that Epic IS ALSO SUING GOOGLE. All caps because people are completely blind to this because it doesn’t fit their preferred narrative. please research what the actual lawsuit with Google is about because casting accusations on others. Another response was kind enough to give a link (that was the first one on Google).