Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store
tal@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Imagine if Microsoft required all software developers to give them 30% of their earning
…microsoft.com/…/why-distribute-through-store
Flexible revenue sharing options that let developers choose their own commerce platform and keep 100% of the revenue for non-gaming apps, or use Microsoft’s commerce platform and pay a competitive fee of 15% for apps and 12% for games.
I guess their rates are lower. Currently.
Big difference here is that Windows doesn’t REQUIRE developers to use the windows store or still pay them money if they use other methods of payment. Anyone can download an installer and install software without the Windows store and Microsoft doesn’t make developers pay them still to do that.
Now if they could get away with it they absolutely would like on Xbox. That’s why Valve put so much effort into Linux.
REDACTED@infosec.pub 14 hours ago
You somehow missed the original argument. No one is forced to use the app store, which is what the lawsuit is about