apple and Meta The debate between the two flared up once again. Meta, metaverse game at Horizon Worlds He couldn’t escape Apple’s criticism when he received about 50 percent commission from developers selling digital products.
Apple and Meta have actually been sued for years over kickbacks on the App Store. Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg The ongoing debate between the two addresses the disruption to the digital platform. Annoyed by Apple’s commissions, Meta seems to have made the same move for the metaverse.
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Apple takes a 30 percent commission from sales of apps in the App Store. Meta, who finds Apple’s commission too much, is because of Apple. Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp The app believes her family’s income is falling.
But Meta took a similar step on the commission it complained about from Apple. The criticism of Meta, which cuts up to 47.5 percent to sellers in Horizon Worlds, came from Apple executives.
Apple spokesperson Fred Sainz In its statement, it said that Meta’s implementation of a similar policy on issues targeting Apple is “two-faced”.
Meta has repeatedly targeted Apple for charging a 30 percent commission for in-app purchases in the App Store. Meta’s new commission, its hypocrisy it reveals. While using Apple’s platform for free, it gets money from creators and businesses that use their platform.”
Meta, virtual reality glasses Quest’s metaverse platform at Horizon Worlds It has been criticized for its decision to cut up to 47.5% from its digital sales. According to the developers’ statement, a 30 percent sales fee is charged for products sold in the Meta Quest store, while an additional 25 percent is required for products sold through Horizon Worlds.
Meta representative Kamran Mumtaz said that they are implementing such a policy in order to balance the cost of Quest devices. For those who don’t know Meta Quest glasses starting price $299.
“Our approach is to grow the VR market by selling affordable devices, and that commission revenue is critical to creating an accessible glasses price.”
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