{"id":183325,"date":"2023-01-11T05:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T05:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-says-its-paid-out-320-billion-to-developers-since-2008-as-app-store-fight-heats-up\/"},"modified":"2023-01-11T05:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T05:58:59","slug":"apple-says-its-paid-out-320-billion-to-developers-since-2008-as-app-store-fight-heats-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apple-says-its-paid-out-320-billion-to-developers-since-2008-as-app-store-fight-heats-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple says it’s paid out $320 billion to developers since 2008 as App Store fight heats up"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Apple (AAPL) has paid App Store developers $320 billion since it launched the platform in 2008. That’s according to a note from the company’s VP of Services Eddy Cue, who offered a year-in-review of sorts for Apple’s Services business on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In a statement posted to Apple’s press site, Cue recapped the Services business’s performance throughout 2022, touching on everything from Oscar wins for \u201cCODA\u201d to the number of songs now available through Apple Music\u2014100 million.<\/p>\n

But it’s the $320 billion that stands out the most. That’s because Apple is staring down what could be a series of seismic changes for its App Store platform, including being forced to open up the iPhone to third-party app stores and payment options.<\/p>\n

According to Bloomberg, Apple is preparing to cut a hole in its long-standing walled garden to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which will require tech companies with 45 million or more users in the EU to open up their platforms to third- party app stores. The EU will begin enforcing the law in 2024. There’s no guarantee Apple would carry the rules over to the US, though.<\/p>\n

For years, Apple has maintained that its App Store is the best way for its customers to safely and securely purchase apps for their iOS and iPad OS devices. But growing pushback from big-name developers, including Spotify, and calls for reforms by politicians have forced the company to make way for significant changes to its App Store practices.<\/p>\n

Apple’s App Store is the only place consumers can download apps for their iPhones and iPads. The problem for developers is that if they want to sell something through the App Store, they also have to use Apple’s in-app payment system. But using that system means developers have to pay a 30% or 15% fee to Apple for each customer purchase.<\/p>\n

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