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by kevingadd 878 days ago
They charge royalties, not a per-install fee. If your app is free you wouldn't owe anything, unlike Apple's new system.
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TylerE 878 days ago
You do not owe royalties to Apple unless your app is either A: non-free or B: on another store.
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kevingadd 878 days ago
The install fee applies to free applications.
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TylerE 878 days ago
No it doesn't. Not unless you opt into the new agreement, which a free app would have zero reason to do so, as the whole reason would be to pay reduced commission, which is irrelevant.
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pritambaral 878 days ago
> ... the whole reason would be to pay reduced commission

Citation needed. I use F-Droid not because I want the devs of the apps I install from there to be free of the Google Play Tax. I use it so I can be free of Google Play.

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TylerE 878 days ago
What does that have to do with the iOS ecosystem?
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johnnyanmac 876 days ago
An app that wants to be free fro the Google play ecosystem can do so without paying Google. An app that wants to be free from the App Store needs to pay Apple, or set up a company as a non-profit.

You see the parallels and why "I-Droid" won't be a sustainable store?

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