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Telegram rails against ‘colossal’ App Store cut in EU antitrust complaint

By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Secure messaging platform Telegram has become the third big developer to file an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union, railing against Apple’s control and fees on the App Store.Filed on Thursday morning, Telegram’s complaint with the European Commission is mostly focused on Apple’s fees and rules it implements in the …

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Apple halved Amazon’s App Store fee to get Prime Video on iOS and Apple TV

By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) Apple offered Amazon a reduced rate revenue sharing model in a bid to bring Prime Video to the App Store, a move that seemingly contradicts the tech giant’s claims that it treats all apps and app makers equally.First iteration of Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV.In 2016, Apple services chief Eddy Cue proffered a deal in which Amazon would share 15% of revenues generated by new subscribers who signed up for Prime Video through an in-app purchase. Apple typically takes a 30% share of App Store subscription revenue, with the figure dropping to 15% for paying customers who maintain a subscription for more than one year….

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Apple mulled 40% take of subscription fees in 2011

By news@appleinsider.com (Mikey Campbell) Documents made public as part of a U.S. House probe into Apple’s business practices reveal the company discussed taking a 40% cut of App Store subscription revenue.In an email dated 2011, Apple SVP Phil Schiller forwarded a strategy that would take a 40% slice of service subscription fees. The House Judiciary Committee produced the correspondence in a …

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