This whole fight is a bunch of billionaires slinging mud at each other and trying to win over the court of public opinion, which is largely not affected.
The drop to 15% took too long. But it’s here now. If the Epics of the world want to enlist/manipulate the suffering of the “little guy,” they really can’t anymore.
Maybe so. But it wasn’t due to developers leaving or putting market pressure on Apple. If developers feel so cheated and abused by Apple why not go to the US majority platform of Android? They don’t because Apple presents them tremendous value. They just want more of the pie. Nothing wrong with that. But let’s call it what it is.
There's also a big power disbalance - a developer complaining about Apple's policies and rent seeking is completely at their mercy and mind find their account and apps blocked for "violating their ToS" or some other reason. Yes, the Apple platform is vastly more profitable for developers because most Apple customers are accustomed to spending money ( as opposed to the Android market which includes everything from $/€ 100 headsets from obscure brands like Wiko to $/€ 2k premium Samsung or whatever devices - the latter might be okay on dropping $/€ 10 on app, the former certainly wouldn't).
The drop to 15% took too long. But it’s here now. If the Epics of the world want to enlist/manipulate the suffering of the “little guy,” they really can’t anymore.