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I recently finished porting an app to Windows. I decided to publish on the MS Store (UWP + Desktop Bridge). Don't mind sharing 12% in return for MS's seal of ap
by collaborative 5y ago
I recently finished porting an app to Windows. I decided to publish on the MS Store (UWP + Desktop Bridge). Don't mind sharing 12% in return for MS's seal of approval
But if I could, I would terminate my iOS appstore presence in a heartbeat.
This is how different Apple and MS make me feel as a developer. Google falls somewhere in between
Everything these companies do is geared towards making us develop (often for free) the features their users want on their devices in a way that their users increase their appreciation for them, not for us. Youtube "developers" at least get paid for their success. We just get made forced to comply. They also won't doubt to use you as a pawn in their war against other big tech (i.e. mandatory requirement to offer Apple Sign in if you want to offer Google/FB Sign in).
And yes, Apple dropping the annual fee would be a nice start
- Zanneth 5y ago> Everything these companies do is geared towards making us develop (often for free) the features their users want on their devices in a way that their users increase their appreciation for them, not for us. Be careful what you wish for. MS and Apple constantly build new OS features that 'borrow' ideas from third-party developers.
- Grustaf 5y agoIt's great that you feel so good about Microsoft, but that isn't really an argument. > And yes, Apple dropping the annual fee would be a nice start They already dropped the fee to 15%. Well unless you make more than 1 m a year.