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« on: September 02, 2020, 04:05:21 pm »

Russian lawmaker introduces bill to cap Apple's App Store fees to 20%

Russia is coming for Apple and Google's wallet.

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A Russian lawmaker has put forth a new bill that would regulate app store fees.
If passed, it would limit the commission Apple and Google could charge to twenty percent.
It would also require app sellers to contribute to a fund that provides IT training.


A Russian lawmaker has submitted a draft of legislation on Tuesday that would cap the percentage that app stores are allowed to charge developers.

Reported by Reuters, the bill would limit the commission that companies like Apple and Google could take when a developer sells an app on their platform to twenty percent. Currently, both companies charge 30% on apps and in-app purchases. Notably, Apple's fee for subscription services drops to 15% after the first year, so the change would only affect one-time purchases as well as the first year of service.


  A Russian lawmaker submitted draft legislation on Tuesday that would cut and cap the commission on the sal...

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