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Apple reforms App Store rules to allow third-party payment methods in the U.S. but will still charge a commission fee (www.ghacks.net)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why does providing the App Store entitle them to a percentage of in app purchases instead of, say, a fee per download or something?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

If you think about it, a fee per app download is a lot less flexible when it comes to monetising purchases. Means free apps either become paid or shove into you a lot more micro transactions. That exact model is what made devs get mad at unity (although unity doesn’t provide the download infrastructure and it was on top of a cut)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Fair. I still don’t think that entitles Apple to a cut of purchases in the app, but you’re right that a download fee sucks.