Apple’s biggest critics are big mad about the new 27 percent App Store tax

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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Apple’s most outspoken critics aren’t thrilled with the company’s recent App Store changes. In a statement to The Verge, Spotify spokesperson Jeanne Moran says that the new 27 percent tax on alternative payment methods shows that Apple “will stop at nothing to protect the profits they exact on the backs of developers and consumers under their app store monopoly.”

The company updated its App Store policies to comply with a court order handed down as part of the Epic v. Apple ruling. The change lets developers in the US link to alternative payment methods, but only if they shell out a 27 percent commission for each purchase made outside the App Store.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was one of the first to call out Apple’s changes as...

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source https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24042892/apple-critics-27-percent-app-store-tax

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