NTN News on September 24th. A group of Apple critics-including Spotify Technology, Match Group (the parent company of Tinder) and “Fortnite” developer Epic Games, have jointly created a non-profit organization “App Fair Alliance” “, plans to advocate legal and regulatory actions to challenge Apple’s App Store policy.
Naija Tech News understands that Apple charges 15% to 30% commissions for apps that use its in-app payment system . Apps must abide by these rules to appear in its App Store. The App Store allows consumers to download local apps. The only way to get to the iPhone and other devices, these practices have aroused criticism from some developers and led to some lawsuits.
The App Fair Alliance is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and Brussels. The organization says it plans to advocate legal changes to force Apple to change its policies . In addition to Epic, Match, and Spotify, other members of the organization include small companies such as Basecamp, Blix, Blockchain.com, Deezer and Tile, as well as developers from Europe, including the European Publishers Council, European News Media, and Protonmail.
The representative of the organization Sarah Maxwell (Sarah Maxwell) has worked in the fintech company Blockchain.com and Hillary Clinton (Hillary Clinton) campaigns. She said that the organization was established because of There is no hope for things to change,” the purpose is to recruit more developers.
“Although it is great that we have big-name companies like Epic and Spotify joining the organization, we don’t just speak for them,” she said in an interview.
Epic is suing Apple for alleged monopoly in the U.S. Federal Court in California, while Spotify has filed an antitrust complaint against Apple in the European Union.
The organization on Thursday also listed 10 “App Store Principles” required by the plan, including “Developers should not be required to pay unfair, unreasonable or discriminatory fees or revenue sharing.”
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