Per Install per year fee is stupid, No web app support in EU is stupid, I've been working on a mobile web app after hearing about Unity's mobile web app support and now that I saw this news, I was livid. Apple said that web apps was a good alt, and yet they pull this BS. They said that Web Apps aren't secure without Safari and apps without Apple are not secure, but that's a bad excuse. Every OS doesn't have this issue, why do we let iOS have that issue? Even if I stop developing for iOS or macOS, I will not have much effect. How do I or we protest?
#I think Apple App Store policies is BS
jaunty agate
pastel pecan
Yeah, it's essentially the initial Unity runtime fee, except even worse somehow.
They want to impose their monopoly at all costs.
jaunty agate
I guess I'll port my game to the Nintendo switch as touch only and get a dev kit somehow
jaunty agate
The only way I see Apple changing their minds is if developers band together to not support iOS. Sadly, I'm just one solo developer, so there's not much I can do
pastel pecan
The only way I see Apple changing their minds is if developers band together to ...
A lot of iOS developers have already expressed their disapproval towards the new policy. Whether Apple will listen or not is still pending. Though knowing Apple, they won't give a shit.
Unless some big partners/big developers get involved, like what happened with Unity, I don't see Apple changing anything at all.
Also, the EU hasn't clarified if Apple's policies are in line with the EU's new policies regarding third party stores, as far as I know
pastel pecan
Well, for once, Apple DID something good
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/apple-rule-change-allows-eu-developers-to-distribute-ios-apps-via-web
Though no changes regarding the runtime fee, as far as i know.
https://mobilegamer.biz/eu-devs-can-distribute-apps-direct-in-new-app-store-rule-twist/
