Apple Says No Major App Developers Accept New Outside Payments
www.bloomberg.com
No major app developers have signed up to use outside payment options that Apple Inc. introduced earlier this year for its App Store because the fees they pay would be at least as high as they were before, according to testimony presented to a federal judge.

According to Apple, only 38 developers have applied to add such links — out of roughly 65,000 that could.

  • just another dev@lemmy.my-box.devEnglish
    29·
    5 months ago

    The reason: Apple will charge a 27% fee to developers who want to use the link entitlement program — and when combined with payment processing fees, the total is even more than the 30% the App Store has taken for itself for years, the judge was told at the hearing in Oakland, California.

    Motherfuckers.

  • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    5 months ago

    If this is not fined at €10 billion Euro or more, Apple will continue their shenanigans for every European judgement in the future.
    This is so obviously a bad faith attempt.

  • EarMaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    5 months ago

    The funny thing is: This will work against them regarding the EU DMA regulations. If no one uses their offer it will not be interpreted as nobody wants to use it, but instead it will be interpreted as the offer was unfair.

    • dustyData@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      5 months ago

      Apple is used to North American courts who are paid by everyone to always interpret laws on the corporation’s favor. This experience is new to them, actual logic and common sense in a court of law.

  • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    1·
    5 months ago

    I can’t read the article, but I ain’t surprised by the fact that no one wants to pay more than what Apple is already billing.

    They are clearly trying to circumvent the rules just like the bad company they are.

    Still I have to admit that their hardware and software is quite good even if I ain’t a fan.