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Why so small reduction? The 30% cut that apple, google and facebook require is arbitrary and absurd already. The fair cost is much less than that and should be
by zerostar07 15y ago
Why so small reduction? The 30% cut that apple, google and facebook require is arbitrary and absurd already. The fair cost is much less than that and should be coming down with competition now that platforms are becoming commodities. (Oddly it's something that developers don't complain much about).
- dpark 15y agoProbably because it's been demonstrated that people are willing to pay the 30%. I'm a touch surprised that Microsoft is dropping to 20% for big players, considering that's where the money is. My guess is they're keeping it at 30% for small players because that's where most of the cost will be. It costs the same to put an app through the review process whether it sells one copy or one million copies. Also, the current platforms are kind of the opposite of a commodity. Commodities are interchangeable. Disclaimer: I work at Microsoft, but have no visibility into their Windows Store pricing.