Apple changes fees for alternative app stores in EU

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Apple said on Tuesday it will charge a 5% commission on digital transactions in apps distributed outside its App Store, replacing a more complex system as it seeks to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act.
56% : Apple will introduce a single set of terms for developers operating in the EU that are similar to the commission-based terms it offers in markets such as Japan and Brazil, the company said.
47% : The company last year changed App Store rules and fees in the EU after the bloc's antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers that ⁠they said ⁠hindered developers from directing customers outside the store.
37% : The changes, effective ⁠October 1, will resolve disagreements with the EU and the European Commission over these issues, Apple said.

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