[librish]

Important to note -

"New business terms available for apps in the EU — to reflect the DMA’s requirements for alternative distribution and payment processing, Apple is also sharing new business terms for apps in the EU. Developers have a choice to remain on Apple’s existing terms or adopt new terms that reflect the new capabilities."

So this is essentially Apple making the alternative so unappealing that no-one will switch and status quo is preserved.

[yreg]

> So this is essentially Apple making the alternative so unappealing that no-one will switch and status quo is preserved.

The new terms are very appealing to the vast majority of developers. Most of us don't have 1M+ installs a year.

They are unappealing to the likes of Facebook or YouTube.

[mthoms]

Apparently, once you sell in a non-Apple app store - you can't go back. Not just for the app in question; You, as a developer, can never sell in an Apple EU App Store ever again. Not even unrelated apps.

Still appealing?

"Developers who adopt the new business terms at any time will not be able to switch back to Apple’s existing business terms for their EU apps."

See "Why is Apple giving developers two options for business terms in the EU?" https://developer.apple.com/support/dma-and-apps-in-the-eu/#...

[rvba]

Someone can run a botfarm that will download your APP 1M times and you need to pay 45k? Sounds unappealing to me.

[oblio]

Someone was saying that updates count as installs.

[bhelkey]

From the comments, updates count as installs.

[singularity2001]

So for developers it's either stay with Apple 100% or leave?