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Apple adds nearly endless 20 percent fee for developers in latest EU update


The new fee applies across “any platform.”

Apple is tweaking its App Store rules in the EU after regulators charged the company with breaking the Digital Markets Act(DMA) in June. On top of that, Apple is implementing a 5 percent “initial acquisition fee” on digital goods and services purchased “on any platform” within one year after a user first installs the app. In June, regulators charged the company with violating the DMA’s rules against antisteering, or preventing developers from pointing users to cheaper purchase options outside the App Store.

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