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Apple, Epic, and App Store cash: What did Apple give, and what is it keeping?
When you generate economic activity on an iPhone, Apple wants a piece.
That’s not changing in the new App Store review guidelines Apple released this morning. What is changing is that Apple cracked open the door to off-platform purchases.
The question will be whether that applies to everyone, or only smaller developers.
Apple and Epic, makers of the hit game Fortnite, have been locked in a battle over payments. Epic wants all the revenue when players purchase an upgrade or enhancement in its game; Apple wants a 15-30% cut on purchases and subscriptions. After they could not come to terms…
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