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> App developers can still use our commerce with competitive revenue share of 85/15 But there isn't a perpetual Agreement guaranteeing MS won't ever increase i
by fasdfefff 5y ago
> App developers can still use our commerce with competitive revenue share of 85/15
But there isn't a perpetual Agreement guaranteeing MS won't ever increase its cut in the future when its store becomes more popular. The Store hasn't yet been terribly successful. Most of my Windows apps are installed outside the MS store: Notepad++, VSCodium, Steam, and so on. So MS will try to get more apps in the Store and then lock down Windows like iOS once it has enough apps, then increase its own cut so that it can transfer wealth from the middle class to billionaire MSFT shareholders, just like AAPL does.
- cblconfederate 5y agoIt doesn't even matter, unless microsoft stops allowing programs outside the app store. But that will never happen given their ecosystem.
- witherk 5y agoYou know I kind of wish windows had a store, but then I tired installing apps using the current store and it's a terrible experience. They make it so hard for people with more than 1 hard drive to manage what goes where.