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Multiple outlets report Apple is overhauling EU App Store terms and commission structure for developers, including changes tied to the Digital Markets Act. The move is also drawing strong reaction from Epic Games, with disputes over settlement and whether the new fees are meaningfully different.

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Key Takeaway Apple has updated EU App Store fee/terms to reduce developer costs and adjust external payment rules, but Epic argues the changes don’t go far enough.
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EU commission changes DMA settlement pressure Epic/Apple legal dispute Developer payment flexibility apple app store
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EU commission changesDMA settlement pressureEpic/Apple legal disputeDeveloper payment flexibility
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The Register · 5h ago
Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk'
AppleInsider · 1d ago
New EU App Store terms lower both costs and bar to entry for external payments
AppleInsider · 6h ago
Predictable as the tides, Epic Games hates the new EU App Store fees
TechSpot · 8h ago
Apple's services business is finally feeling the pain of losing control over App Store payments
AppleInsider · 1d ago
Apple's EU App Store changes are big, and a preview of what's coming in the US
Tweakers · 1d ago
Apple versoepelt tarieven voor ontwikkelaars van apps buiten App Store

Recent signals

  • Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk' The Register
  • Predictable as the tides, Epic Games hates the new EU App Store fees AppleInsider
  • Apple's services business is finally feeling the pain of losing control over App Store payments TechSpot
  • Apple's EU App Store changes are big, and a preview of what's coming in the US AppleInsider
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AppleInsider · 3 articles
TechSpot · 1 article
The Register · 1 article
Tweakers · 1 article

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neowin.net

Apple simplifies EU App Store terms with new commission structure for developers

Apple has announced revised App Store business terms for developers in the European Union following extensive discussions with the European Commission.

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