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This doesn't make any sense, because Apple still reviews every submission to the App Store. The judge didn't abolish app review. Nothing has changed in that respect.

Only section 3.1 of the App Review Guidelines changed. Everything else is still the same.

[EDIT:] nextworddev has now edited their post to say "Lol". Originally, the post said that this would open up the floodgates to scam apps.

nextworddev also replied me, in a now deleted comment, saying "lol HN has gone downhill".



What inventive Apple has to have the review process in place (which is costly) if they cannot profit from apps?

To be clear, I think that 30% was unreasonable from the start, but 10% would be fine in my book and a fair exchange of value.


Apple still owns the only way for users¹ to install apps in their iphones². Moreover, many small developers will still pay apple to handle their payments³.

¹Regular users, almost all users. ²In the US, where this order applies. ³The sales volume is not enough to justify processing the payment outside the platform.


If that's a problem, they can always loosen the review process.




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