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Tangentially, what about Apple's "core technology fee" for sideloaded apps? Is it still a thing? If so, will the EU seek to make it illegal?
by grishka 2y ago
Tangentially, what about Apple's "core technology fee" for sideloaded apps? Is it still a thing? If so, will the EU seek to make it illegal?
- Mindwipe 2y agoYes and quite possibly.
- layer8 2y agoApple amended their rules by not requiring the CTF from noncommercial developers and from commercial developers with less than 10 million Euro worldwide yearly revenue and less than 1 million first annual installs [0]. There is also a 3-year free on-ramp period. In addition, between 10 and 50 million Euro yearly revenue, the CTF is capped at 1 million Euro. [0] https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/distributing-apps-in-the-european-union/first-annual-install-types/ https://developer.apple.com/help/app-store-connect/distribut...
- grishka 2y agoThat's sure a step in the right direction but it still feels like a very unjustified form of rent-seeking. Ideally it should be possible to distribute an iOS app without paying a single cent to Apple and without any Apple involvement whatsoever. Same way you can distribute Android apps right now.
- layer8 2y agoI agree, but apparently it’s good enough for the EU.
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