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Apple Starts Accepting Developers Into Small Business Program
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I personally think Apple should apply the 15% rate for the first million, and 30% for any revenue after that. That way there's no need to register nor a need to have an approval process. But this is a step in the right direction
Isn't that what it means? "standard commission rate will apply for the rest of the year", so that means the commission rate before that is not retroactively set to 30%.
So just like taxes then. The more you make, the more tax brackets you’re in. And the more brackets you’re in, the more you’re going to be taxed.
You should forward your opinion to your boss / HR manager. Maybe they can reduce your salary as well.
Wrong. Read the letter again. Little slower this time. Take in every word.
I agree. We should set up a system where the government fixes the prices of everything. Kind of like the Soviet Union and Venezuela. Why should people be able to sell things for what buyers are willing to pay? What a farce!
Do you sue the grocery store for what you paid for milk before it went on sale?
The change has little to do with ANY lawsuit in the News !
It has everything to do with the communication thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of App Devs have had with those who run the App Store over the past 2-3 years.
Regardless, it is a very welcome change !
App Discovery, has been, & remains, the BIGGEST issue however.
Game Apps, Apple Arcade, & apps for Little Kids, dominate what Apple promotes every single day via the App Store's Today tab.
Cook & Co. need to adds "filters" so that Adults can filter those off if/when so desired.
It has everything to do with the communication thousands, perhaps tens of thousands, of App Devs have had with those who run the App Store over the past 2-3 years.
Regardless, it is a very welcome change !
App Discovery, has been, & remains, the BIGGEST issue however.
Game Apps, Apple Arcade, & apps for Little Kids, dominate what Apple promotes every single day via the App Store's Today tab.
Cook & Co. need to adds "filters" so that Adults can filter those off if/when so desired.
Good luck to you too! Remember to post about it here so we can see your hard work too!
Dev here. 15% is reasonable. Apple take care of a lot of things for me. 30% for small devs was pushing it. 15% is reasonable.
There are things Apple need to improve on with the AppStore. Transparency and consistency of the rules, better timing of OS releases, etc. But 15% cut I'm absolutely fine with.
I suspect you've never owned and operated a retail business. Doing some research will greatly benefit you.
Yes of corse. I also independent and no business registered . Just got my confirmation. Hurry since there is a deadline to register.
Sadly, I got my acceptance notice. Business would have been so much better if I had been required to pay 30%.
I feel like this is a distraction from the real problem: competition is not allowed. You’re still not allowed to publish an alternative App Store.
Please, don’t start with the “go make your own phone platform and make your own App Store if you want competition.” That’s like saying to go make your own fuel and roads/highways if you want to own a car dealership.
Please, don’t start with the “go make your own phone platform and make your own App Store if you want competition.” That’s like saying to go make your own fuel and roads/highways if you want to own a car dealership.
I am not sure I consider the lack of competition as a problem though. It isn't perfect at all of course, but when Android has a 90% piracy rate for paid applications, I find it hard to argue for an alternative process. Apple have done a good job protecting developers income in this regard.
The Mobile Economy Has A $17.5B Leak: App Piracy
Not all pirates say "arrghh" and wear eye patches. Some are smart, sophisticated, and technologically advanced.
www.forbes.com
I have criticised Apple a lot for AppStore policies this year. But I like the single store.
What you are saying makes no sense at all, no company needs to change their policies for anyone or anything. The App Store is only a sales medium and should follow the rules stablished by who created it. If the dude who owns Toys R Us created a rule that his medium only sells toys and not beer, beer makers should not be mad at it and try to sue the store.
Apple is not the sole smartphone manufacturer in the world and no one is obligated to be an iOS user, pretty much as no one is obligated to buy a car from any specific store. If someone created a car that only runs on it's own fuel/roads/highways, it's their problem lol. In Apple's case, everyone wants to own an iPhone even if iOS is not open sourced and doesn't run on third party hardware, so kudos to them
As far as I understand it, the reason you have to go through the application process is to let Apple know if you have multiple developer accounts. Obviously with this new rule people would try to take advantage by starting up a new business for every app and then if I have 10 apps all making $900,000 a year then I am making well over the $1,000,000 limit but it's across 10 different dev accounts so I still get the 15% rate. Not fair to Apple, therefore the extra step of applying and confirming to Apple that this is the only dev account I am working with.
Well here in Australia, supermarkets sell iTunes cards. They don’t sell any other Apple products whatsoever. I can’t imagine that they sell iTunes cards out of the goodness of their hearts. If they didn’t make a commission on the sale, they wouldn’t sell them.