[sam0x17]

imo the value prop of the App store can be entirely propped up by the $100/year developer subscriptions. They don't even need a profit cut. The app store infra is a joke. You could probably fund it with under $1m/yr

[heavyset_go]

Agreed. Apple's profit margin on the App Store was ~80% in 2019[1], and the trend for the margin is to continue to increase over time.

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-01/apple-s-a...

[sam0x17]

And that's what they admit to, AFTER all the creative accounting designed to minimize that number.