dwazou@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days ago“No Apple tax means we will lower prices” - Proton announces lower prices for users by up to 30% after US ruling against Apple feeswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1642
arrow-up1642external-link“No Apple tax means we will lower prices” - Proton announces lower prices for users by up to 30% after US ruling against Apple feeswww.techradar.comdwazou@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squarefubarx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·5 days agoIt’s not exactly 30%. For sales below $1M, it’s 15%: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/ In Europe, where this was established last year, they started charging a Core Technology Fee to cover the cost of hosting and data transfer: https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/ And if you switch payment providers, you have to pay at least 2.5% plus transaction and any intermediary fees. It’s nice that Proton is offering a discount, but for everyone else there may be additional ongoing costs.
It’s not exactly 30%. For sales below $1M, it’s 15%: https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/
In Europe, where this was established last year, they started charging a Core Technology Fee to cover the cost of hosting and data transfer: https://developer.apple.com/support/core-technology-fee/
And if you switch payment providers, you have to pay at least 2.5% plus transaction and any intermediary fees.
It’s nice that Proton is offering a discount, but for everyone else there may be additional ongoing costs.