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Comment by nottorp

2 years ago

> that will actually make some changes to stop the 30% commission scam once and for all.

No. The change they should make is to allow sideloading. I don't care if the developer pays less than 30% when Apple can still censor what I run on my phone.

> I don't care if the developer pays

I think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays.

  • > I think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays.

    And you somehow think reducing the commission to, say, 5%, will reduce prices?

    • I cannot say that it will, though in theory the businesses that want to compete would want to pass the savings to the consumers while staying profitable. But I can say with certainty that increasing the commission will increase the prices. Companies do not pay this fee/commission out of their own pockets.

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  • Correct. I, the consumer, see a price on an app, and either I pay it, or I don't.

    How the pie gets divvied up is no skin off my nose. None of my business.