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The real question isn't why they deserve 30% lots of people have plenty of arguments about why they believe it's justified because they provide the hardware and
by whywhywhywhy 5y ago
The real question isn't why they deserve 30% lots of people have plenty of arguments about why they believe it's justified because they provide the hardware and dev tools on iOS.
The real question is why I don't have to pay them 30% for software and transactions on my MacBook. Because once you consider that most of those arguments are thrown out.
- mikevm 5y agoBut you already pay them $99/year for a dev account... why do you have to pay them for every purchase as well?
- leodriesch 5y ago$99/y is really nothing compared to the 30% cut when you look at companies like Epic or Supercell. I’m certain that they could not continue to provide the App Store in its current form without any fee.
- mafriese 5y agoBecause the 99$/year are for the dev platform and the 15%/30% cut are for using the infrastructure needed for in app purchases.
- dragandj 5y ago"Provide" is a bit vague word for "sell". They _sell_ their hardware and force the developers to use their tools.
- rockbruno 5y agoI don't mind the 30% at all, I just mind that I'm forced to because they banned the creation of any and all alternatives. The fact that someone would need to build their own phone + OS just to avoid a fee is both hilarious and scary