[HN Gopher] AltStore PAL receives Epic Games MegaGrant, will no ...
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AltStore PAL receives Epic Games MegaGrant, will no longer require
subscription
Author : tech234a
Score : 69 points
Date : 2024-08-14 21:03 UTC (1 hours ago)
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| Alifatisk wrote:
| This is so cool, I can still remember the days where I installed
| Antutu and altstore for getting some apps for free. And now, I
| can actually download AltStore as an official third-part store
| without worrying about apps getting revoked again.
| layer8 wrote:
| Apple still has to review and approve each single app update
| [0], and apps invariably tend to need updating sooner or later
| for new iOS versions.
|
| [0] https://support.apple.com/en-
| us/117767#:~:text=All%20apps%20....
| post_break wrote:
| The core technology fee is just so ridiculous. I'm glad it's
| being funded, but the fact that it exists angers me.
| idle_zealot wrote:
| It, among other things, is being investigated by the EC. I
| wouldn't expect it to be deemed acceptable under the spirit of
| the DMA, it's just Apple throwing a fit and making their
| compliance as painful and slow as possible, perhaps in the hope
| that sentiment towards the new rules will grow sour before they
| actually have to open their platform.
| deergomoo wrote:
| Apple is setting fire to so much developer good will. Surely
| the need to purchase a Mac per developer, multiple iOS devices
| for testing, and the $99/year for a developer account is enough
| of a fee already paid to access that "core technology".
|
| I can't help but wonder how many developers are now considering
| whether iOS support for PWAs is good enough to sidestep this
| crap entirely. Tim Cook really needs to learn the definition of
| the word "symbiosis", because a smartphone with no third-party
| software is barely worth anything.
| dns_snek wrote:
| It's no surprise that Apple tries to grift developers by
| creatively redefining the scope of what the developer fees
| actually get you. Coming up with the slimiest ways to extract
| money is the core of their DNA.
|
| I expect that in a few years they'll say that their "Core
| technology fee" doesn't actually cover the _full_ development
| experience, only the "core" of their technology, i.e. the
| compiler, while device-specific frameworks/libraries ought to
| cost extra for the relationship to be "fair".
|
| As you say, Apple have forgotten how their relationship with
| 3rd party developers really works. They owe their success in
| the mobile space to them, yet they're so quick to brush them
| off and have the nerve to say that actually, developers
| should be paying them for the privilege - it's disturbing.
| cmeacham98 wrote:
| Are they though? I haven't seen any evidence to suggest
| significant migration away from the iOS App Store. I was
| under the impression that devs and consumers that cared about
| side-loading largely already self-selected to Android.
| littlestymaar wrote:
| Apple is playing with European Commission's proverbial
| patience, but in the end they will likely declare that illegal
| as well.
| thefounder wrote:
| The issue is the "core technology fee". There shouldn't be any OS
| fee to install apps on your device. This became beyond
| ridiculous. A kind of "black mirror" episode,
| volleygman180 wrote:
| Sounds like it's a game of CTF and we know who's winning :(
| throwaway48476 wrote:
| I think they should add a core technology fee to use the Mac
| and safari as well. All the fanboys on hn would disappear.
| miki123211 wrote:
| The fee isn't for installing the app, it's for using Xcode,
| Apple's SDKs and their notarization infrastructure.
|
| There's no fee to install apps on your device, it's the
| developer that gets charged, not the user.
| dns_snek wrote:
| In that case what is the $99/year developer fee for?
|
| > Join the Apple Developer Program to reach customers around
| the world on the App Store for all Apple platforms.
| Membership provides the tools, resources, and support you
| need to develop and distribute apps and games, including
| access to app services, testing tools, app analytics, and
| more.
|
| List of tools that this subscription supposedly covers:
|
| https://developer.apple.com/programs/whats-included/
| mrkramer wrote:
| Monopoly sucks, Apple is the living proof.
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