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Apple to reduce its cut from in-app purchases as it faces new lawsuit from Fortnite maker – The Guardian
The tech giant says it will halve its commission to 15% for smaller developers from January 2020
Apple has announced it will reduce the cut it takes from every in-app purchase by half for developers that make up to US$1m (A$1.37m) per year, as the company faces a new lawsuit from the makers of Fortnite over the practice.
Apple currently takes a 30% commission on paid apps and for sales made within apps running on iOS on iPhones and iPads.
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