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That million doesn't mean anything to them is what 200 billion in revenue means



It should probably be pointed out that this whole fight is about Apple not getting 30% of $99 on whatever signups the iOS application for a pre-release email platform would generate.

And Apple has boasted about having over 20 million registered iOS developers. Who knows how many of them are actively paying the subscription at the same time, but it's probably still a very large number.


If you think that developer licenses are even in the same order of magnitude as the value of 30% of in-app purchases I think your intuition is way off.


30% of in app purchases where the frictionless Apple IAP approach is deemed less valuable by the developer*

There's a very important distinction here. If Apple made their own in-app purchase API optional instead of mandatory, it isn't like every single developer would ditch it overnight. Apple's system is legitimately useful in a huge number of situations, and everyone knows that. It just isn't wanted _here_, and that should be okay.




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