Apple just did something unthinkable: it opened up its App Store.
AdvertisementApple's absolute rule over the App Store has just been broken for the first time since its launch in 2008.
Developers in the EU could previously only sell apps through Apple's App Store.
It means developers can simply bypass the App Store.
Did... did Apple just introduce the equivalent of Unity's runtime install fee... but for all iOS app developers in the EU?!
Persons:
—, Peter Kafka, Apple, Tim Sweeney, Tim Sweeny, Rachel Luna, Stringer Apple, Sweeney, Nikita Bier, Eric Seufert, Heracles Capital, Seufert, Ashley Gullen, Z7KMiWEqmD — Ashley Gullen
Organizations:
Apple, Service, European Union, Digital, Epic, Microsoft, Valve, Heracles, European, Unity, European Commission
Locations:
iPhones, EU