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Dr Jess Birch

Very smart move by Apple, this halving of their cut for small indies (& it is only the small indies without a blowout success who will be covered) will cost them almost nothing & deflates support from the smallest devs for moving the entire industry away from digital stores profiteering (charging 30% for not much more than the 3% credit card processing fees they handle).
apple.com/uk/newsroom/2020/11/

Apple Newsroom (United Kingdom)Apple announces App Store Small Business ProgramNew developer program accelerates innovation and helps small businesses and independent developers propel their businesses forward on the App Store.
Nov 19, 2020, 12:01 PM·Public
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Dr Jess Birch

Can you hear that? That's the wall of 30% (profiteering) cuts for digital marketplaces slowly crumbling. Google have followed Apple's lead on sapping energy from indies inclined to side with Epic (or point to itch.io as evidence storefront owners are not charging a fair cut): android-developers.googleblog.

android-developers.googleblog.comBoosting developer success on Google Play Posted by Sameer Samat, VP, Product Management Helping developers build sustainable businesses is a core part of Google Play’s missi...
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