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Stabitha_Christie said:

chasm said:

I’m a little disappointed. What Epic did warranted a lifetime ban from being an Apple developer. However, if they’ve been re-granted an EU-only developer account, it means the company has signed a pact promising to play by the (new) rules. Not that Epic’s word means anything, but I expect Apple Europe will be … let’s say vigilant … for any infractions.

I look forward to Apple collecting the third-party store commission rates, and the annual app Install fee, though I have to wonder if Epic will even qualify for the latter, as you need a million installs a year and Fortnite is a pretty old game at this point … the competition has stepped up … Epic may eventually have to come up with a second game that someone cares about.  

Charging the installation fee (I don't remember Apple calls it) starts after the millionth download if you use the Apple App Store. For third party stores it starts from the first download. 

• Core Technology Fee — iOS apps distributed from the App Store and/or an alternative app marketplace will pay €0.50 for each first annual install per year over a 1 million threshold.

dewme said:

ctt_zh said:

dewme said:

Here we go again, DED trying to use logic, facts, and evidence to expose the truth behind a subject that is near and dear to many of us.

Big problem. Things like logic, facts, evidence, and balanced perspective do not matter in a world driven by human emotion. Everyone loves a winner … that is, until the winner wins more than we have decided is acceptable. At that point the human mind transitions from admiration to envy. Festering envy transforms into Entitlement. Those who feel that they deserve a piece of Apple’s business without making their own commensurate level investment is clearly playing the entitlement card.

If Microsoft had its own external App Store, hosted the software and handled all payment processing itself... what percentage of a $70 Microsoft 365 subscription being handled completely by Microsoft do you think Apple should be entitled to (and for what exactly)? 

I don't see the connection to Apple in your question. If Microsoft invested in their own App Store and all of the requisite infrastructure and payment systems they should receive the full price (100%) of what they sold through their own store since they own the store and they are also the developer. Apple's not even in the picture in this scenario. If Microsoft sells products through Apple's App Store then Apple should be entitled to whatever percentage defined by the terms and conditions that Microsoft agreed to when they signed up with Apple to sell their products through Apple's sales channel. That's basically the same model that all store owners employ. Product vendors pay a commission to sell products through the store. They can also sell direct.  

dewme said:

Here we go again, DED trying to use logic, facts, and evidence to expose the truth behind a subject that is near and dear to many of us.

Big problem. Things like logic, facts, evidence, and balanced perspective do not matter in a world driven by human emotion. Everyone loves a winner … that is, until the winner wins more than we have decided is acceptable. At that point the human mind transitions from admiration to envy. Festering envy transforms into Entitlement. Those who feel that they deserve a piece of Apple’s business without making their own commensurate level investment is clearly playing the entitlement card.

jellyapple said:

Does “EU” include UK?