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No, of course not, but Apple is essentially triple dipping in this regard. Lets break down the costs. 1. A $100 annual developer subscription. It could be argu
by nathankunicki 6y ago
No, of course not, but Apple is essentially triple dipping in this regard. Lets break down the costs.
1. A $100 annual developer subscription. It could be argued that this goes towards SDK development, developer tooling, and App Store publishing systems.
2. The 30% fee when selling your app. Similarly, it could be argued that this fee covers application hosting and distribution, as well as advertising, and I guess as a "general fee" for selling your app through the App Store.
3. 30% on all in-app purchases. Given that Apple has no part to play in this (the application was already advertised and distributed, no additional hosting fees as developers are responsible for implementing/unlocking whatever happens once the purchase goes through, etc), what does this cover other than payment processing, which is normally charged at 2.5%~?