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Apple is making non-App-Store payments painful, expensive, and clunky

• YaBomm 5y ago
• webmobdev 5y ago
  Wow, that's a disgustingly hostile move by Apple to force developers to implement a dark pattern in their app and try and gouge as much money as they can from the user and the developer. Apple platform developers really need to start educating Apple users that it is ultimately them that ends up paying that extra 30% Apple tax for absolutely no reason.
• olliej 5y ago
  I'm not sure where he's get expensive from: 3% is entirely in line with payment processing costs. As for the other stuff, yeah it seems fairly dickish but at the same time they've clearly stated they're working on APIs to make it require less work.
  • mackatap 5y ago
    Apple is charging a 27% commission. It's in the article
    • olliej 5y ago
      Which is in line with Steam, GoG, Xbox, Playstation, Switch, etc Some basic googling shows physical retailers also have a 15-20% margin on software sales. Why is iOS somehow unique?
      • mackatap 5y ago
        Windows and android allow you to install an application from anywhere. On IOS, a developer must pay Apple to get their software on the device. Similar to game consoles yes.
• wmf 5y ago
  Gruber also has good coverage: https://daringfireball.net/2022/02/going_dutch https://daringfireball.net/2022/02/going_dutch
• oalae5niMiel7qu 5y ago
  I can't load that. Got a link that isn't Twitter?