Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
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Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
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Re: Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
#2"The new App Store Small Business Program, as it’s called, will allow any developer who earns less than $1 million in annual sales per year from all of their apps to qualify for a reduced App Store cut of 15 percent, half of Apple’s standard 30 percent fee, on all paid app revenue and in-app purchases."
Re: Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
#3"The new App Store Small Business Program, as it’s called, will allow any developer who earns less than $1 million in annual sales per year from all of their apps to qualify for a reduced App Store cut of 15 percent, half of Apple’s standard 30 percent fee, on all paid app revenue and in-app purchases."
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Re: Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
#4Really awesome by Apple! That is fantastic.
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#5This is finger to Epic games
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#6This is finger to Epic games
Is it? Because Epic has been arguing how the 30% is excessive and now Apple is lowering the App Store cut for (some) developers.
Re: Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
#7So the small apps, where Apple has to spend more hours of work for every dollar of revenue, get a discount. And the big apps, where all they have to do is transmit more copies off their servers, don't get a discount.
I have no idea what Apple's plan is between this and the Epic fight, but it's fun to watch!
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#8This is finger to Epic games
More like an admission of defeat ;) After all 15% is still higher than the highest EGS tax which is 12%. Good news nonetheless.
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#9"Oups, I think we fail hard on this move... let's cut income at half... maybe we can survive this new blueprint, maybe... fuuuuu"
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Re: Apple will reduce App Store cut to 15 percent
#10Main discussion here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25135410