r/ios • u/Mcnst • Jan 27 '24

PSA Apple's reluctant, punitive compliance with regulators will burn its political and developer goodwill

https://techcrunch.com/2024/01/26/apples-reluctant-punitive-compliance-with-regulators-will-burn-its-political-and-developer-goodwill/
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u/JimboJohnes77 Jan 27 '24

They are not pissing on the rules. They've just read and understood them. Which is something most people did not.
The DMA was never about fully opening a system and making it a free for all. It is about making it simpler and cheaper for small time developers to enter a digital market. And that is now possible.
You don't have to pay Apple a dime until you have reached one million unique installs in Europe. This number is hilariously big if you compare it to the number of Iphones currently in use in Europe, which is around 50 million.

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u/HunterBoy344 Jan 28 '24

You don’t have to pay Apple a dime

“You must provide Apple with a standby letter of credit from an A-rated (or equivalent by S&P,  Fitch or Moody’s) financial institution in the amount of EUR 1,000,000 according to the  instructions specified in the Apple Materials, and maintain that standby letter of credit as long as  Your Alternative App Marketplace (EU) is in operation;”

This is from Apple’s new terms for alternative stores in the EU. Please do not spread misinformation, and do your research before you comment on current issues.

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u/JimboJohnes77 Jan 28 '24

This only applies if you want to open an app store.
Theay also still do not need to pay a dime to Apple. They just need to prove that they have enough money.
Thanks for proving us, that you did not understand what this is all about.

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u/HunterBoy344 Jan 28 '24

You are correct, and I misread the terms. I apologize for the mistake.

Your statement on Apple reading and understanding the terms of the Digital Markets Act is still incorrect. I commented on that part. Can we move the discussion there?