If you think about it, a fee per app download is a lot less flexible when it comes to monetising purchases. Means free apps either become paid or shove into you a lot more micro transactions. That exact model is what made devs get mad at unity (although unity doesn’t provide the download infrastructure)
Why does providing the App Store entitle them to a percentage of in app purchases instead of, say, a fee per download or something?
If you think about it, a fee per app download is a lot less flexible when it comes to monetising purchases. Means free apps either become paid or shove into you a lot more micro transactions. That exact model is what made devs get mad at unity (although unity doesn’t provide the download infrastructure)
Fair. I still don’t think that entitles Apple to a cut of purchases in the app, but you’re right that a download fee sucks.