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What Paddle and Fastspring offer is what Apple values at 3% of the 30% fee.

This is about access to marketplace with 1+ billion people for a vertically integrated device that cost billions of R&D money.

Same as if you want your SaaS to be on Shopify or Salesforce store. You'll pay a cut to be there. Because Shopify and Salesforce offer you access to their customers to install your app in 1 click.




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