Apple Will Also Take Money from Non-App Store Applications

Between Epic Games and Apple App Store Even though Apple won the case of directing foreign purchases, the company is not comfortable at all. The Cupertino technology giant also has to allow downloading applications from outside Apple’s closed ecosystem, in accordance with European Union regulations. Apple plans to impose new fees and restrictions on such downloads.

For the first time, applications can be downloaded outside the App Store, but…

apple, via app store its policies requiring downloads, “It ensures that iPhones are relatively safe and free from viruses.” While they continued to defend it on the grounds that Apple did not allow competition with its high commission fees and absolute control over the market, the opinion of those in the opposing camp was that Apple did not allow competition and this negatively affected the users. So both parties do what they do for the sake of users He argued that it was.

Of course, in a bureaucratic sense European Union prevailed and was valid only in Europe. Apple, third party applications will have to allow downloads. In fact, companies such as Meta, Spotify, and Microsoft have already started to think about how they can use this situation. While Meta plans to provide downloads through Facebook ads, Spotify is planning an application that can be downloaded from its own site. Microsoft, on the other hand, is seeking to open a store directly containing third-party applications.

Apple will continue to monitor applications

Apple, which must make changes to comply with the new regulations before the end of March, also maintain control over applications it works. That’s why the company will review every application downloaded from outside its store. According to sources close to Apple, the technology giant plans to receive money from developers who offer an alternative to downloading applications outside of its own store. There is no official statement from the company for now.

These plans of Apple may also cause developers who plan to deliver their applications to users for free to change their path. According to industry analysts 70-80% of Apple’s operational profit It comes from the App Store.