Perpetual complainer Epic Games is, predictably, not happy with Apple’s recently revised App Store plan to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
In the European Union, where the new DMA law opens up competition between app stores, Apple continues its malicious compliance by imposing an illegal new 15% junk fee on users who switch to competing stores and by monitoring commerce on those competing stores.https://t.co/YUYwsnrh32 pic.twitter.com/xAWGkOWPrH
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) 8 August 2024
Sarah Perez for TechCrunch:
Under Apple’s new policy proposed today, developers who want to link to their websites from their iOS apps will no longer have to accept Apple’s DMA rules to do so. However, those developers will still have to pay Apple, even if they no longer have to pay the Core Technology Fee that comes with Apple’s new DMA rules. Instead, Apple has introduced two new fees – an “Initial Acquisition Fee” and another “Store Services Fee.” The former is a sort of commission for connecting users to the app through the App Store that accrues during the first 12 months, while the latter helps fund Apple’s App Store operations. It is charged on a 12-month fixed basis, meaning it applies to those users who continue to make new purchases of digital goods and services through the app.
Both fees will also be levied on developers who accept Apple’s new DMA terms, and are new costs in addition to the Core Technology Fees for app installs.
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MacDailyNews Opinion: As always, for some inexplicable reason, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney wants to enjoy all the benefits of Apple’s App Store for free.
You know, because he gives his work away for free. Oh, wait, he doesn’t.
If developers like Epic Games want to advertise lower prices through Apple’s App Store, Apple should simply charge a fee for in-store advertising. – MacDailyNews, September 10, 2021
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