[2020]
"This row is similar to the battle between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of gaming app Fortnite. Epic Games sued Apple, alleging that its app store had a monopolistic position in how apps are distributed on iOS.
In August this year, Apple removed Fortnite from its app store because Fortnite implemented a payment method that would circumvent Apple’s billing system, which meant Apple was losing its 30 per cent fee from purchases on Fortnite. Apple earned around $360 million in the last three years from Fortnite, an August 2020 Business Insider report said. In 2018, Fortnite earned “the most annual revenue of any game in history” at $2.4 billion.
Similarly, Indian developers say, Google’s move only further consolidates the dominant position it has online — from owning the Android operating system software, the most popular app store for Android apps (Play Store), and now to its ability to channel purchases on apps through its own billing system."
https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/why-indian-app-developers-are-most-vocal-in-resisting-googles-30-gatekeepers-fee/520442/
"This row is similar to the battle between Apple and Epic Games, the maker of gaming app Fortnite. Epic Games sued Apple, alleging that its app store had a monopolistic position in how apps are distributed on iOS.
In August this year, Apple removed Fortnite from its app store because Fortnite implemented a payment method that would circumvent Apple’s billing system, which meant Apple was losing its 30 per cent fee from purchases on Fortnite. Apple earned around $360 million in the last three years from Fortnite, an August 2020 Business Insider report said. In 2018, Fortnite earned “the most annual revenue of any game in history” at $2.4 billion.
Similarly, Indian developers say, Google’s move only further consolidates the dominant position it has online — from owning the Android operating system software, the most popular app store for Android apps (Play Store), and now to its ability to channel purchases on apps through its own billing system."
https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/why-indian-app-developers-are-most-vocal-in-resisting-googles-30-gatekeepers-fee/520442/