Well it’s not a very good business model as more & more big companies are no longer using inapp purchases & that money has got to come from somewhere to maintain the App Store as you say & its only going to come from one source
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Apple's Phil Schiller Initially Opposed 27% App Store Fee on External Purchases
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I’m merely telling you how it works. People pay different prices for the same product all the time.
If Apple feels the fee structure is no longer working for them I’m sure they’ll adjust it.
Right I get you so you think Apple customers should be ripped off because they want to use inapp purchase & it will be dearer
Well they are probably better changing it before they have too
Yes I expect the cost to be higher when the transaction is more convenient. Convenience is normally a premium a customer would be asked to pay more for.
I don’t think they have need to right now as it’s working pretty well for them. They do change the fee structure when they have to (such as as a result of the DMA).
This is what people don't understand about these micro transaction games, they aren't like Spotify, Twitter, or Amazon where you can subscribe to the service or pay for a video in the browser outside of the App Store.
They want the convenience of quick in app purchases because that's how these companies make money. You want this cool skin, extra pack, or special deal...buy now...like a casino with flashing lights. Gacha games need that in app purchase ability because it strips away the thinking/reasoning element much like casinos do.
In app purchases make them lots of money, they just don't want a portion of that money going to Apple.
I think it's disgusting that Apple has let itself get hooked on addiction/casino style IAP revenue
If they really cared about their users, none of this type of revenue collection would even be allowed in their App Store
If they really cared about their users, none of this type of revenue collection would even be allowed in their App Store
Phil was right. It doesn't make sense for Apple to go and collect from money someone else made somewhere else.
Nice to get some truth (thanks to being under oath)
Imagine the truth that is out there about SO much of how Apple operates, as opposed to their marketing spin
Developers and Apple love it though. Consumers seems to love it too with how much they spend on those types of transactions!
That’s nonsense. Starting a sentence with “if” already says it’s a bit of weasel words.
So why aren’t they forcing Uber and Lyft to use IAP and taking 30% of those transactions?
Of course Apple isn’t taking a cut of Netflix, Spotify or Meta but do you really think those companies are where they are because of Apple? I think that’s a stretch. Candy Crush? Sure. Spotify? No.
READ what I said, they are taking 27% on PURCHASES on MY WEBSITE! Apple does not run anything or do anything on MY WEBSITE! STOP making this political this is REAL LIFE multi trillion dollar company TAKING money from developers AFTER it's download from the App Store. I did not say 15/30% cut on App Store downloads is bad. I said IN-APP Purchases that offer a different payment method on my website APPLE takes 27%!!!!
Not all developers "love it" and at least some probably just tolerate it as there are no iOS app store/distribution alternatives anyway, except starting recently in the EU.
Many consumers "loved" getting Internet Explorer for "free" in the 1990s too (versus potentially having to pay for a Netscape browser) but that didn't necessarily make it right or fair in the market.
There should not be any Apple-related charge for subscriptions or any content that Apple doesn't create.
If Apple don't add value to it, they can make money on their own products.
If Apple don't add value to it, they can make money on their own products.
I’m not sure if Phil Schiller would be better because I can’t say I know this philosophy towards business but I definitely do not think Tim Cook is a great CEO.
He is all about the bottom line and is more like a COO. He smoothed out the operational and logistical challenges Apple had and established relationships manufacturing partners, but under him, Apple is charging more and more from her customers while providing lesser and lesser value.
So many new features which can run well on old iPhones and Macs are turned off so that customers will be forced to buy new Macs.
Last time people pay more for Macs because of the robustness and longevity as compared to PCs. Now it is no longer true.
Apple has totally lost the “Think Different” philosophy.
They don’t want someone like him as ceo they want a money man that’s for shareholders