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So now we know that when Apple allows third party payment processing in apps, it will reduce its cut from 30% to 27%. This has sparked outrage from certain prominent developers on twitter, who shall remain unnamed.
What I find funny is that the same people who complained that “other payment processors only charged a few percent” are now upset that when Apple doesn’t do your payment processing, they only reduce their fees by that same few percent.
What these developers really wanted this whole time is for Apple to give them development tools, SDKs, a giant money-paying customer base, and ecosystem that encourages people to be willing to buy stuff, etc., for a pittance.
And I say that as someone who made a lot of money on the App Store and was one of the first 400 developers there.
What I find funny is that the same people who complained that “other payment processors only charged a few percent” are now upset that when Apple doesn’t do your payment processing, they only reduce their fees by that same few percent.
What these developers really wanted this whole time is for Apple to give them development tools, SDKs, a giant money-paying customer base, and ecosystem that encourages people to be willing to buy stuff, etc., for a pittance.
And I say that as someone who made a lot of money on the App Store and was one of the first 400 developers there.