> This is because on the App Store paid apps subsidise free apps. The fee is only for apps hosted outside of Apple's app store. Those apps only cost Apple beca

> This is because on the App Store paid apps subsidise free apps. The fee is only for apps hosted outside of Apple's app store. Those apps only cost Apple because of Apple's new self imposed rules. The cost to Apple is also proportional to the number of apps, not the number of users. The pricing of these rules is clearly intended to stifle innovation while maliciously complying with the DMA, as the article explains.