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Dirty tricks or small wins: developers are skeptical of Apple’s App Store rules
Developers will be subject to a new kind of Apple tax.
While the new rules would reduce the commission Apple takes, it would add a new €0.50(~54 cents USD) Core Technology Fee for apps with over 1 million downloads. “While it does significantly raise the barrier for entry, I’ve learned first-hand that running an alternative marketplace comes with a strong responsibility to protect users,” Testut says. The Commission will start evaluating companies’ responses when the DMA goes into effect on March 7th, and Commissioner Thierry Breton has already warned: “If the proposed solutions are not good enough, we will not hesitate to take strong action.”
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