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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 5 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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hijklmno ◴[14 Aug 20 07:03 UTC] No.24154700[source]▶
It's not Apple vs. Fortnite. It's actually Apple vs. Users. Apple has been taking us for a ride this whole time. We pay damn much and buy the phone. It is the user's property from then on. What the user install's and uninstall's from his phone should be his decision. Taking a cut of say, 3%, to keep the app store running is forgivable. But 30% digging into users pocket is unpardonable. Apple is no longer the underdog that it was 40 years ago, and some fanboys pretending it to be is despicable. It's a monopoly and the only thing it cares is it's profitability. Despite all the sugarcoated lies Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google have been saying to the senate, they are a monopoly. Stop letting them deceive us. Let's take the power back. Stop enabling such deception. Death of a country is determined by it's governance. Death of a society is determined by it's culture and greedy monopolies. The way we can claim our power is by raising awareness to the point that the powers that are will take note and take action.
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1. tommymachine ◴[14 Aug 20 07:54 UTC] No.24155082[source]▶
I like the 30% cut for the App Store. It provides them incentive to promote & sell apps, and make sure the App Store is a smooth experience for users, & a profitable one for developers. It’s certainly healthy, if on the high side. But I’d sure rather have a healthy app ecosystem than an unhealthy one. The problem with them experimenting with lowering the rate is once its lowered, imagine the fuss which would ensue if they then raised it.
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2. adrianh ◴[14 Aug 20 07:59 UTC] No.24155124[source]▶
They already have an incentive to promote and sell apps: if the ecosystem has more/better apps, then more people will want to buy an iPhone/iPad.

They've explicitly stated this in their marketing: "There's an app for that."

3. celticninja ◴[14 Aug 20 08:15 UTC] No.24155240[source]▶
30% of subscriptions/coin purchases is too much. Possibly warranted for actual app sales due to the review process, but after the app is sold 30% of every subsequent payment is a protection racket.
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4. TLightful ◴[14 Aug 20 08:18 UTC] No.24155265[source]▶
10% is a normal'ish partner cut for providing a platform for others to transact on (ignoring money transfers services).

30% is laughable, long term.

Not even a "one more thing" cut to 29%, lol, ever!

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5. tommymachine ◴[14 Aug 20 15:00 UTC] No.24158774{3}[source]▶
Thats when you pay your own way on distribution.