> Why do you get to run a business off it for free?
So Microsoft did all of this on Windows (or Apple itself for that matter for macOS) due to entirely altruistic reasons?
Also platforms need developers a whole lot more than developers need specific platforms. You can always go and works at a bank or something. Apple would be skewed with no 3-rd party developers they always knew it.
> They’re also operating all the servers. Your $100 does not cover it. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
Maybe the ads on the app store would more than cover it? Not only do you need to pay 30% you also have to pay extra for placement so that Apple wouldn’t put your competitors apps at the top of the results when users search for your app?
So Microsoft did all of this on Windows (or Apple itself for that matter for macOS) due to entirely altruistic reasons?
Also platforms need developers a whole lot more than developers need specific platforms. You can always go and works at a bank or something. Apple would be skewed with no 3-rd party developers they always knew it.
> They’re also operating all the servers. Your $100 does not cover it. It’s a symbiotic relationship.
Maybe the ads on the app store would more than cover it? Not only do you need to pay 30% you also have to pay extra for placement so that Apple wouldn’t put your competitors apps at the top of the results when users search for your app?