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From the developer FAQ on Apple's site:

> Developers who don’t want anything to change can stay on the exact same business terms available today — continuing to share their apps on the App Store alone, and to use the App Store’s secure payment processing.

https://developer.apple.com/support/dma-and-apps-in-the-eu/#...

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Thanks -- this is a relief. I hope it lasts though, I could see Apple deprecating this option in a few years, once most apps have adopted the newer terms.

I think Apple would prefer that nothing changes -- they make the new terms unappealing so nobody would choose them.

Nobody wil accept the new terms until the EU slaps the hammer on Apple once again.

‘Nobody’ is a large assumption. For developers with a consistently small download base, they can switch with little concern.

The consensus here seems to be that Apple don’t want anyone to switch. I’m not sure I fully buy into this, because most developers don’t have the size problem, so switching could be beneficial for them.

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