A 27% cut will make a 3rd party payment service a non starter for all but the biggest app.
For small players a 3% savings isn't worth the administrative overhead of paying apple separately.
Apple is begging for another lawsuit over this.
For small players a 3% savings isn't worth the administrative overhead of paying apple separately.
Apple is begging for another lawsuit over this.
Apple doesn’t see their cut as “payment processing and hosting”. They see it as the cost of selling for their platform.