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		valuearb on Aug 13, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Epic Games has filed legal papers in response to A... Apple does see this. That’s why they only get 30% from paid apps and subscriptions, and spends huge amounts distributing free apps at the same time.

ryanbrunner on Aug 13, 2020 [–]

"Only" 30% of revenue from all transactions done on their platform is a cut that any non-monopolistic platform would dream of.

valuearb on Aug 14, 2020 | [–]

Then why aren’t Android app stores charging significantly less, when they don’t even provide the same level of services?

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