No they shouldn't. During the recent anti-trust hearings, Tim Cook went on record stating that Apple treats all developers equally even though there was direct evidence showing the opposite. They should be held to that statement even if it means putting a gun to their head. The publishers don't owe Apple anything. If Apple is true to their word, they will lower the subscription-based commission to 15% from day one for all subscription-based services, not just Amazon.
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“tens of millions of dollars”....🤣
Epic can lose that and not even notice. They made almost $2 BILLION last year. That is how successful this game is. They aren’t stupid. The iOS version is not their cash cow. They are willing to sacrifice it to get a better deal. If they don’t get it, they won’t lose much.
It should also give a pause to anyone that thinks the Mac will be a viable gaming platform when they switch to Apple silicon. If the big companies are willing to throw away iOS, they won’t even pass a second thought to the Mac.
Apple News, the free-tier service is great and has a 100 million monthly viewers. It's News+ that has so far been a flop.
You are completely right, my guess is Epic is using the fornite issue as a tool to get anti-trust investiagations in various parts of the world to force Apple to allow people to install software from other sources than the Apple App store, Epic wants to be the alternative App store, that is Epics end game.
What vast technology is Apple providing for the WSJ or NY Times app? How are those apps much different than their websites?
Isn’t it the case that Apple had to lower their cut in order to get Prime Video on Apple TV+? In other words in this case Apple wanted and needed Prime Video to be on their platform and would cut the best deal Amazon would give them to get it.
All this for 1st year 30%? ( 15% difference in 1st year subscription)
The commission goes down to 15% after 1st year!
Their claims of being hurt is way overblown.. there is no hurt... its just being spoiled and being opportunistic to jump on the band wagon in the present climate...🤦🏼♂️
The commission goes down to 15% after 1st year!
Their claims of being hurt is way overblown.. there is no hurt... its just being spoiled and being opportunistic to jump on the band wagon in the present climate...🤦🏼♂️
This just proves my argument that it’s 3rd parties which make iOS and Apple hardware more valuable/desirable. Those products/services just being on Apple’s platform makes Apple a ton of money. They shouldn’t need to skim off the top of adjacent markets.
But these services being on iOS also makes them a lot of money. Developers need iOS more than iOS needs developers, because of the large pool of users you’re missing out on getting money from with your app. Trust me, I’m a developer, and you really don’t want to miss the 1 billion active iOS device users. Plus, the 30% is fair and is standard across many services. We didn’t ask you to complain for us.
Pushing News + in Apple News has made the non-plus service a flop (for me).
I stopped reading ESPN for doing the same thing.
So only the monthly subscription is available as in-app purchase?
Because everything else available on prime is done outside the app. Whenever I chose content not available with the prime subscription, I get the “how do I watch this?” Option which tells me to pay for it on the website.
At least they are going about it the right way. EPIC did a publicity stunt and most likely will fail in their effort. The news groups may get something done on this because they are doing it correctly.
Major difference between the two. NYT is't publishing a front page article denouncing Apple and their 30% fee or cut of costs. EPIC is, which is going to be their downfall.
Something that someone, somewhere in Apple might consider is that local print media is one of the few places that good investigative journalism still exists. The value that these local news outlets provide to citizens and democracy as a whole can not be overstated. Unfortunately, local newspapers are in a death spiral. Reducing the fee could allow struggling papers to find their way off of the endangered species list. Just a thought.
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Show me where the App Store and Apple News existed before iOS. I'll wait.
