Apple Must Decide How Badly It Wants 30% Fee After Court Ruling

Bloomberg2021-09-14

Judge questioned, but didn’t lower iPhone maker’s commission Maximizing revenue means logistical challenges, political risk Apple Inc. could tell mobile app developers that it still intends to ...

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2021-09-14
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Asked by the judge directly if developers would still need to pay Apple if they collected payments from consumers outside of the iPhone maker’s in-app-purchase system, Cook said: “Yes, of course.”\nIt would be an extraordinarily complex undertaking. Such a system would need to track how much money a developer is actually generating from consumers and retroactively collect a portion of it.\nAmid all the pressure Apple faces globally from lawmakers and regulators to loosen its grip on app distribution, an aggressive effort to recoup revenue from web-based purchase risks stirring an uproar.\n“The more likely path is for Apple to think seriously about reducing its commissions,” Cowen’s Gallant said. “I think the pending legislation in the U.S. and Europe and Friday’s court ruling increase the prospects for Apple to make a move on commissions.”\nCook testified that the 30% fee covers developer tools, distribution and customer service in addition to payment processing. 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