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DHH about Apple protecting its App Store racket

• cs702 3y ago
  I agree: If you lose the hearts and minds of developers, you've lost. Eventually, your financials will reflect it, even if it takes a while. By behaving in ways almost no one likes, from a dominant position, Apple is risking losing the hearts and minds of developers.
• macmac 3y ago
  This seems very on point. I cannot shake the feeling that Apple's abuse comes across as much more morally decrepit because of the company's deluded self-perception as "the good guys".
• TillE 3y ago
  I like Microsoft a lot these days, but Apple's policies have remained essentially unchanged for the past 13+ years, so I'm not sure where the new anger is supposed to be coming from. They cut their fees in half for smaller developers back in 2020, down to 15%. That's about as low as it gets for a full-service distribution channel. Even BMT Micro charges around 10%. They're about to be forced to allow sideloading in the EU. These are all positive developments, willing or no.
  • samspenc 3y ago
    The issue is they are charging a 27% fee on top of any third-party payments for any apps linking to an external payment gateway. So technically they comply with the ruling(s) around the world but in a way that it makes zero sense for any app developer to change their payment model since they are paying 30% in payment fees anyway.