While Apple and Google are still trying to hold strong arguing that they deserve a 70/30 revenue split for their app stores, Microsoft's comes in and eliminates a revenue split altogether.
This could have major ramifications for Apple and Google who are trying to convince governments of the world that the revenue split is justified. A major company like Microsoft doesn't need it at all, why do you still need 30%?
This will almost certainty lead to good changes for developers across all platforms since it could be the force that causes Google and Apple to lower fees (i doubt they would eliminate them) for App Store sales.
Of course this all assumes that Microsoft can get their app store off the ground this time. They have tried this game 2-3 times before and it hasn't gone anywhere in the past.
What I’m curious about is where does the Windows App Store Fit? The only special stuff it has is the ability of update Games Pass Apps I think. But If it’s not on Game Pass , gamers aren’t going to the windows store, they’re going to Steam , Epic, origin, ea, where they already have an established library , some that allows them to edit game files.
There’s no way they’re trying to compete in mobile since Alt stores on Android is futile due to friction and Google’s Pushing Power. iOS at the current moment is out the question. Does Microsoft have a phone out at the current moment ?
This feels like a way to get a bunch of devs onto their new store and then a few years later they'll add a fee or charge for subscriptions or maybe they'll tack on a big SDK license fee -- at some point they're going to want to collect on your revenue.
I dont think you can raise rates later. Its one of the points being made in the Apple and Google app store cases. They don’t raise rates, only lower them. This is important because it means developers always have the most optimistic business scenario to work with when evaluating a software venture.
What a nice gesture! Microsoft's app store for Windows is nothing like Apple or Google's mobile stores, and this move costs them next to nothing because nobody uses it. Also, they are competing with regular old free desktop apps. Maybe their store will take off in a year or two and they'll have enough users to strong-arm devs into giving them a cut.
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This will almost certainty lead to good changes for developers across all platforms since it could be the force that causes Google and Apple to lower fees (i doubt they would eliminate them) for App Store sales.
Of course this all assumes that Microsoft can get their app store off the ground this time. They have tried this game 2-3 times before and it hasn't gone anywhere in the past.
and Progressive Web Apps/Blazor,
and they know it.
I'm not sure what failed, the Microsoft Store or UWP? Because these two were, until recently, tied together.
There’s no way they’re trying to compete in mobile since Alt stores on Android is futile due to friction and Google’s Pushing Power. iOS at the current moment is out the question. Does Microsoft have a phone out at the current moment ?
This feels like a way to get a bunch of devs onto their new store and then a few years later they'll add a fee or charge for subscriptions or maybe they'll tack on a big SDK license fee -- at some point they're going to want to collect on your revenue.