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Sounds like waylaying to me. Hear me out...

I can see a reasonable processing fee, and even a reasonable establish-the-purchase fee. Perhaps in the order of - or a bit more than - a credit card. So maybe somewhere between 5 and 15%. (Depends on how much more likely users find an apps through the app-store as opposed to a web search.)

Anything above is abusing Apple's market dominating position. Especially because there are no (official) ways to install 3rd party apps on iPhones et al.

Just MHO.



I personally think we should make it state/federal law that the 'store' fee be printed at the time of purchase.

So when the person clicks the buy button on the app they get a invoice like

Software subscription: 66.66 Apple hostage fee: 33.33

Total: $100


Wouldn't that come out to 86.66?

66.66 + (66.66*.30) = 86.658




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