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Flemish publishers also revolt against Apple

24 september 2020

22:20

A group of 13 app publishers has formed a coalition to denounce the practices of app stores. The group also includes Flemish publishers. Apple in particular has to suffer.

The thirteen include Epic Games, the dating app Tinder, the music apps Spotify and Deezer, as well as news media that manifest themselves through News Media Europe. The latter group also includes the professional association Vlaamse Nieuwsmedia, to which Mediahuis, DPG Media and Mediafin (the publisher of De Tijd) belong.

30%

App Store

Apple creams off 30 percent for most purchases in the App Store.

Apple has been accused of controlling the products offered through the app store. The options of the app makers are being curtailed, developers are being forced to sell through Apple’s app store and Apple is said to be stealing ideas from competitors, according to the coalition.

Apple creams off 30 percent for most purchases in its App Store, a percentage that, according to the coalition, is far too high. The practice is even more vexing when it comes to services that compete with Apple’s own.

Principles

The coalition argues ten principles to adjust the practices of app stores. Developers should not be required to exclusively use certain app stores or payment systems. Developers should also have timely access to the same interfaces and technical information as the developers of the app store owner.

Developer data should not be used by the app store owner to subsequently compete with those developers with their own products. Developers must also be protected from unfair and unreasonable commissions or revenue distributions.

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