> I am pointing out the burden this puts on smaller developers. This already existed. You're saying that the 30% was to cover this burden, but what other peopl

> I am pointing out the burden this puts on smaller developers. This already existed. You're saying that the 30% was to cover this burden, but what other people are pointing out is that this 30% isn't necessarily a true market cost of doing business since there was never another option. There is nothing stopping another entity (Stripe or otherwise) from providing a service that covers this burden similar to Apple. If it happens to cost 30% then so be it, but we don't truly know the cost because its effectively a monopolistic economic arrangement provided by Apple. > Suddenly, creating and distributing apps can get prohibitive for smaller developers. How so? It's not effected distribution. Apple will still provide an option for a 30% cut. If more devs go to another option then Apple may compete and this 30% may even go down. This is a good thing for the consumer and the developer.