> 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.
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 think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays.
And you somehow think reducing the commission to, say, 5%, will reduce prices?
This is the app market, not the wheat flour market. Most of the time the apps aren't interchangeable. At least those that provide some value *. So... they will charge what the market will bear.
Do you see Apple reducing their commission from 30% to 5% and changing the 0.99 price to 0.79? I don't.
* ok, not flashlight and TODO apps.
Edit: actually Apple reduced the commission from 30% to 15% for some apps. Did you see any app at 0.84 in the app store? Didn't think so...
How the pie gets divvied up is no skin off my nose. None of my business.