“Criminal”: this is the adjective used by business magnate Barry Diller in a new interview published byCNBC, criticizing iOS's core revenue model. As always, the operating system charges a 30% commission on all in-app purchases. But recently, this principle has been singled out by a number of developers who feel wronged in this way.
It is in particular the ban on Fortnite since the game tried to override this tax which has reignited debates about it. Since then, the personalities have taken turns at the bar to provide their support to the complainants.Mark Zuckerberg - in particular - was able to express his opinion on the question, while Daniel Ek (Spotify) and Tile have also declared their dissatisfaction.
Virulent and interested remarks
Diller is the president of IAC (InterActive Corp), the group behind the flight comparator Expedia and the dating app Tinder via Match. The latter, too, was studied closely during the Apple vs Epic Games trial when Cupertino dismantled its arguments point by point.in a press release dedicated to the Senate.
The CEO for his part judges “disgusting” the amount taken by Apple, which would in fact be simply exorbitant. He thus compares this 30% to the small 2% which is usually charged by service providers during credit card transactions: it is much less. But is it really justified? Remember that Apple also delivers serious security promises and a whole collection of tools such as TestFlight or its guides and SDKs to make life easier for publishers.
Case law in sight
Finally, Diller adds that the current operation of the App Store “sera” soon to be illegal, which suggests that he firmly believes in Apple's defeat in the face of American lawmakers. He is also not the only one to put forward this hypothesis, sincean analyst also thinks that the case risks ending badly for Tim Cook's firm. What limitations will she then have to face? Do not hesitate to share your opinion in comments.
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