Tony on Nostr: It just keeps getting worse and worse. Not only is Apple's "alternative app" store a ...
It just keeps getting worse and worse.
Not only is Apple's "alternative app" store a complete larp and only available in the EU, but developers must still get permission from Apple to distribute their app, must still pay Apple 0.50 EU per install passed 1M users, and will be unable to distribute a version of their app that gets around their ToS on an alternative store and also a ToS-approved version on the main store.
"Developers will only be allowed to distribute a single version of their app across different app stores"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-party-app-stores-allowed-iphone-ios-europe-digital-markets-act
Not only is Apple's "alternative app" store a complete larp and only available in the EU, but developers must still get permission from Apple to distribute their app, must still pay Apple 0.50 EU per install passed 1M users, and will be unable to distribute a version of their app that gets around their ToS on an alternative store and also a ToS-approved version on the main store.
"Developers will only be allowed to distribute a single version of their app across different app stores"
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/25/24050200/apple-third-party-app-stores-allowed-iphone-ios-europe-digital-markets-act