> In the US you can because of the judgement against Apple.
Indeed. It took a court battle, and holding Apple in contempt of court, and perjury by one of Apple's executives before Apple was forced to do it (did it comply?).
Why not everywhere?
> Even in the store, Apple charges 15% if your revenue is below $1 million and charges 15% for renewals after the first year.
No, Apple was going to charge 27% on sales happening outside of the App Store, if linked in the app.
Also, you keep trying to diminish/dismiss this as if was no big deal.
Also, the latest court order was a victory for Apple, not for devs. Apple, again, can charge commission in external links, restrict language in those links etc.
Apple can not charge for external links In the US.
I am saying that if the indie devs didn’t have go pay Apple a dime, it wouldn’t matter. You still aren’t going to stand out and monetize compared to companies selling loot boxes and coins that make up 90% of App Store revenue. You will still have the same discovery problem, people’s unwillingness to pay money for apps on the App Store aside from games and the same race to the bottom.
Just like no matter what, the indie band playing at the local bar is not going to make money off of Spotify and all of the money is going to go to Taylor Swift and Drake.
> Apple can not charge for external links In the US.
1. Yes. Yes it can.
2. This was literally my first question you keep dancing around: "Why can't those services show a link in their app to their page without Apple claiming it's owed 27% of the sale?"
> You still aren’t going to stand out and monetize
What does this have to do with my question? Literally nothing.
But we've been at this twice already, and I am not inclined to go for a third round.
Indeed. It took a court battle, and holding Apple in contempt of court, and perjury by one of Apple's executives before Apple was forced to do it (did it comply?).
Why not everywhere?
> Even in the store, Apple charges 15% if your revenue is below $1 million and charges 15% for renewals after the first year.
No, Apple was going to charge 27% on sales happening outside of the App Store, if linked in the app.
Also, you keep trying to diminish/dismiss this as if was no big deal.
Also, the latest court order was a victory for Apple, not for devs. Apple, again, can charge commission in external links, restrict language in those links etc.