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App Store Prices Increasing in the UK and Other Countries on February 13
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Steve Era with ping and blaming iPhone signal issues on the consumers 😂😂 classic Steve Era
Nah, the EU will just force apple to allow side loading, eco system or not. Devs will just ditch the App Store, like they did with macOS where most apps are not on there.
With all his flows he was still so much better than Tim Cook can ever hope to be.
If they're not selling phones they have to get the money off you somehow.
Yes, Classic Tim. Responsible for the tax rates and exchange rates worldwide. That's so Tim.
The App Store currently have no great new apps, which I understand as iOS and phones have matured. The Mac App Store is just a laughing stock it shouldn’t exist with the “apps” they have now. There is 0.0% value, really…really…sad. Thinking that it now even runs M1/2.
- Luxembourg: Reduction of value-added tax rate from 17% to 16%
- Ireland: Reduction of value-added tax rate on electronic newspapers and periodicals from 9% to 0%
Hmm that’s suspicious, Ireland and Luxemburg a reduction, why is that?!
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Cause the biggest tech honeypot and others are located in Ireland. Gotta please dem investors and fill that government pot of gold.
- Ireland: Reduction of value-added tax rate on electronic newspapers and periodicals from 9% to 0%
Hmm that’s suspicious, Ireland a reduction, why is that?!
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Because... Ireland lowered its VAT on purchases of electronic newspapers, like it says. Here's their fact sheet on the matter. Perhaps they think it's valuable for people to read newspapers on their devices, and they wanted to drop the VAT from 9% to zero, to encourage that readership.
- Ireland: Reduction of value-added tax rate on electronic newspapers and periodicals from 9% to 0%
Hmm that’s suspicious, Ireland a reduction, why is that?!
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Sounds more like they rolled out a new red carpet for Apple & Co. on request. Now all digital reading media worldwide can be sold through these countries with 0% tax.
When the developer is using someone else's storefront and operating system to create a product, the option you spoke of is not an option.
I’m sure once the exchange rates return to normal levels they’ll lower the prices back! /s
Apple doesn't make money on VAT. It goes to the government that is charging it, like sales tax. All the reduction in VAT is doing in this case is making some apps less expensive for the consumer, it's like a tax holiday for them.
How that is "a new red carpet for Apple & Co.," I don't know. For people who don't live in Ireland, it means nothing because we are already not paying their VAT. It does not affect "all digital reading media worldwide" because it only affects purchases in that country.
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The pricing changes have nothing to do with Apple being greedy. Taxes and exchange rate fluctuations are the reason. Read the article, Smuggy.
Reading comprehension is a scarce commodity. Generalization and exaggeration seem to be in ample supply.
I think I don’t get exactly what’s going on as it sounds completely logical: if something was $5 and the taxes in a place increased then a person buying said $5 app will be paying more.
Similar to how people live (and act and choose) in places where they pay more for the same things that another person in another place pays (even inside the same country).
By that same token, in places where the sales tax has been nicely lowered, then that person will end up paying less.
And the complaint about a developer “being forced to change pricing” can re-adjust later (increase or the decrease) to try to keep it the same for the end user?
Similar to how people live (and act and choose) in places where they pay more for the same things that another person in another place pays (even inside the same country).
By that same token, in places where the sales tax has been nicely lowered, then that person will end up paying less.
And the complaint about a developer “being forced to change pricing” can re-adjust later (increase or the decrease) to try to keep it the same for the end user?
Don’t worry Tim ain’t finished with increasing the pricing
Companies keep raising their prices because they are not making as much profit due to inflation. The problem is most people are not getting raises that are keeping up with inflation. The net effect is companies end up making less money because people start tightening their money belt. Companies end up hurting themselves. When the economy takes a downturn companies need to look at ways to cut costs not raise prices.
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"Apps will be able to be priced as low as 29 cents or as high as $10,000,"
There are apps above $100?!
not while people are like me boycotting subscription and supporting the license model...and trust me the list is long for developers who still sell license. We are not drinking the subscription-for-sustainability KoolAid
There are apps above $100?!
not while people are like me boycotting subscription and supporting the license model...and trust me the list is long for developers who still sell license. We are not drinking the subscription-for-sustainability KoolAid
Changes due to local tax structure changes. Also looking forward to seeing what useful apps will be available at 29 cents.
And Apple still takes a cut of that 29 cents, right?
I wonder if it's even worth it for a developer to go through all of the billing and tax stuff just to end up with a quarter.
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Clearly, you're not a developer. Adjustments always reflect the VAT of the country in question. Developers set application price.