![]() ![]() Other app makers believe Apple unfairly blocks their apps or puts them at a disadvantage to Apple’s competing internet services. (It recently cut its commission to 15 cents per dollar for all but the top-selling apps, although that change affects a fraction of Apple’s app revenue.) Apple takes a fee of up to 30 cents per dollar of each sale in an iPhone app. Some are angry at what they see as high and capriciously applied commissions that Apple takes when someone subscribes to an online dating service in an app or buys virtual gems in the Clash of Clans game. It boils down to what some app companies and lawmakers say is Apple’s domineering control of iPhone apps. Here’s what you need to know about this dispute, where Apple and the unhappy app makers have a point, and my suggestions for reaching app peace. Some developers are angrier than ever at Apple’s dictatorship over iPhone apps, accusing the tech giant of imposing unfair costs and complexities on them and iPhone users. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.Īpple’s annual conference for app makers, which starts on Monday, is usually a lovefest. This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. ![]()
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