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I don't really care about Epic (because they are far from being a dream company you are likely to sympathize today - they hardly care about anybody's rights act
by qwerty456127 5y ago
I don't really care about Epic (because they are far from being a dream company you are likely to sympathize today - they hardly care about anybody's rights actually, just about their own revenue) but once I have an iPad/iPhone I want alternative browser engines, terminals, emulators/VMs and being able to write and run an app of my own without having to even inform (let alone pay) Apple about this. I also believe 30% is too much for an app developer to pay the device manufacturer anyway.
- threeseed 5y agoa) If you are willing to pay Apple for the developer program then you are free to run whatever applications you like on your phone. It's how many of us are running terminals, emulators etc. b) Apple charges 15% for developers earning less than $1m a year.
- salamandersauce 5y agoWhat do they charge developers that make more than $1m revenue again? 30%? Oh and it's $1m revenue, not earnings. Big difference.
- qwerty456127 5y agoNice to know. Thank you. I don't understand how even as low as 15% of all the apps revenue can be less than $1m a year though and, if it is, why would Apple even bother collecting it.
- matt_kantor 5y agoI think you misinterpreted this: > Apple charges 15% for developers earning less than $1m a year. As this: > Apple charges 15% for developers, earning less than $1m a year. When it actually means this: > Apple charges 15% to developers who earn less than $1m a year (and still charge 30% to developers who earn more than that).
- qwerty456127 5y agoYes, thank you.
- pers0n 5y agoIt would of never been lowered to 15% without Epic starting this whole thing