Apple Cuts App Store Commissions for Mini Apps
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Apple recently launched its redesigned web App Store, which the company says brings a more consistent layout, clearer platform pages, and an updated search experience. However, the debut was overshadowed by an unexpected oversight involving the public release of the site’s complete front-end code.
Apple really wants developers to port their games to Mac, going as far as to book Hideo Kojima for a cameo during WWDC 2023 and announcing the Game Porting Toolkit. However, the most significant related development didn’t come during the keynote.
Apple has redesigned its App Store, making it openly available on the web, allowing non-Apple users to freely browse the marketplace.
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Apple, Tencent agree to 15% fee on WeChat mini game purchases: Bloomberg
Tencent Holdings has agreed to allow Apple to handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases made in WeChat mini games and apps, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. The context: The deal has been negotiated by the two firms for over a year and opens a new source of revenue for the iPhone maker.