[JimDabell]

Nope, 12% in that case. The 27% figure assumes a reduction from the 30% rate virtually nobody pays. If you read Apple’s documentation, you’ll see that they say they will reduce their commission by 3%:

> Apple will reduce its commission by 3% on the price paid by the user, net of value-added taxes. This is a reduced rate that excludes value related to payment processing and related activities.

— https://developer.apple.com/support/storekit-external-entitl...

[smoldesu]

> virtually nobody pays.

100% of the top 100 paid apps on the App Store pay the full tax. It's a progressive model, and the figure itself is arbitrary anyways. People want a more Mac-like distribution model, and Apple is reluctant to provide it because services are the only thing with wider margin than slave labor cellphones.

[JimDabell]

> > > virtually nobody pays.

> 100% of the top 100 paid apps on the App Store pay the full tax.

There are millions of apps on the App Store. The top 100 is a tiny fraction of that. Virtually nobody pays.

[smoldesu]

The majority of transactions are taxed fully, both by volume and value.

[JimDabell]

I have clearly been talking about organisations not transactions:

> The only organisations who pay 30% earn over a million dollars a year from things other than long-term subscriptions. That’s a tiny minority.

You’re just changing the point and arguing for the sake of it now.