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Apple announces new fees for apps in the EU that link to the web for purchases

33 points by marban 2y ago

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turndown 2y ago
I really cannot until this business model FAANG has come up with in the past 20 years where they are somehow owed money by developers for creating services and products for a platform is completely repudiated. I owe you money because a user clicked a link in my app and then bought something? I am so glad I have never written a line of code for an Apple product.
- supreme_berry 2y ago
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- isodev 2y ago
  I struggle to find the logic in Apple's fee structure. Imagine if say carmakers (Porsche, BWM, Volvo, etc) demand a cut of revenue from taxi companies? This would be ridiculous, and yet Apple seems to believe it's OK. On a personal note, in the last year (since the alt store story, Apple pretending to fail to understand the DMA and other directives, etc) I've completely lost the motivation to build for this platform.
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progbits 2y ago
Wow they really are impudent aren't they. Hope the EU fines hit them really hard. Obviously they are trying to squeeze out as much money as possible while they can and then just say oopsie and pay some of it back. So the fine must be higher than their entire profit from this otherwise everyone else will be trying the same.
nazgu1 2y ago
UE is still conducting its investigation, and Apple already started to retreat from its new policies. I think it will be interesting to watch next parts of this saga
- margana 2y ago
  It's almost as if Apple's strategy is to keep switching out their illegal schemes for different illegal schemes to make EU keep having to restart their investigations indefinitely.
  - okanat 2y ago
    It could be their hope, but legal institutions are not hackable games or static computer programs. Any active contempt will only escalate the punitive fees and acts they will receive.
nox101 2y ago
I don't really get it. Apple wants an acquisition fee? Why? Should my car manufacturer be able to demand an acquisition fee to all the stores it takes me in the first year? Should my refrigerator be able to demand an acquisition fee from every grocery store?

33 points by marban 2y ago

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I really cannot until this business model FAANG has come up with in the past 20 years where they are somehow owed money by developers for creating services and products for a platform is completely repudiated. I owe you money because a user clicked a link in my app and then bought something? I am so glad I have never written a line of code for an Apple product.

supreme_berry 2y ago
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isodev 2y ago
I struggle to find the logic in Apple's fee structure. Imagine if say carmakers (Porsche, BWM, Volvo, etc) demand a cut of revenue from taxi companies? This would be ridiculous, and yet Apple seems to believe it's OK. On a personal note, in the last year (since the alt store story, Apple pretending to fail to understand the DMA and other directives, etc) I've completely lost the motivation to build for this platform.
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progbits 2y ago

Wow they really are impudent aren't they. Hope the EU fines hit them really hard. Obviously they are trying to squeeze out as much money as possible while they can and then just say oopsie and pay some of it back. So the fine must be higher than their entire profit from this otherwise everyone else will be trying the same.

nazgu1 2y ago

UE is still conducting its investigation, and Apple already started to retreat from its new policies. I think it will be interesting to watch next parts of this saga

margana 2y ago
It's almost as if Apple's strategy is to keep switching out their illegal schemes for different illegal schemes to make EU keep having to restart their investigations indefinitely.
- okanat 2y ago
  It could be their hope, but legal institutions are not hackable games or static computer programs. Any active contempt will only escalate the punitive fees and acts they will receive.

nox101 2y ago

I don't really get it. Apple wants an acquisition fee? Why? Should my car manufacturer be able to demand an acquisition fee to all the stores it takes me in the first year? Should my refrigerator be able to demand an acquisition fee from every grocery store?