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Apple says third-party app marketplace creators must have €1,000,000 'letter of credit' (9to5mac.com)
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[–] 41 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Can someone help me understand: marketplace makers will need to prove they have access to $ 1 million. Then Apple will charge 50 cents per marketplace install? So that means no possibility of a 100% free store for open source apps. Is that correct?

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Non-Profits are exempt and nearly all large open source projects are non-profits. Small apps are also exempt - the 50c fee only applies if at least 2% of people in the EU use your app.

    ... however it seems like these exemptions might not apply to third party app stores for some reason.

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