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Wrong. They get 30% of the first payment, and 15% of any subsequent.
Even that is wrong.

it only drops to 15% after the sub has been active for a year…

But my point wasn’t to capture the nuances of their fee structure, but just to show that Apple also gets more money from sub payments vs one time payments. So they have a financial incentive here that is at play.
 
Damn, missed this sale. Will there likely be another one soon, or are Pixelmator sales quite rare?
 
Damn, missed this sale.

Well.. it's been over a frigging year.

Will there likely be another one soon, or are Pixelmator sales quite rare?

They happen on and off. Best bet is to signup for their newsletter/e-mail list and or check their website often. If I were a betting man, we could potentially see another sale near to the release of the next version of macOS.
 
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