Elon Musk criticizes App Store fees as 'de facto global tax on the Internet'



Apple's app by Elon Musk , the founder of electric car company Tesla and space development company SpaceX, who overtook Amazon's Jeff Bezos in January 2021 to become the world's richest man. The fee collected by the store App Store from distribution apps was referred to as 'the de facto global tax on the Internet.'

Elon Musk calls App Store fees a'de facto global tax on the internet,' sides with Epic Games ―― 9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/07/30/elon-musk-calls-app-store-fees-a-de-facto-global-tax-on-the-internet-sides-with-epic-games/

Apple operates the App Store as an app store for installing apps that can be used on iPhones and iPads. Third-party app developers can also distribute apps on the App Store, but you'll have to pay Apple 30% of your sales as a commission.

Epic Games has sued Apple for the fees being too high , and a trial will begin on May 3, 2021 local time. Apple and Epic Games executives have appeared and spoken in court.

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Regarding the App Store fee issue, US , EU , and Japanese regulators are also investigating whether they violate antitrust laws.

Regarding this App Store fee problem, Mr. Musk suddenly tweeted that 'The fee collected by Apple's App Store is a de facto global tax on the Internet. Epic Games is correct', and the fee collected by Apple is unreasonable. He has shown his willingness to defend Epic Games, which has filed a complaint.



Epic Games claims that the 30% commission collected by the App Store is 'essential for iOS.' Meanwhile, Apple claims that 'commissions from Fortnite are less than 10% of the App Store's total revenue,' but Apple has at least $ 100 million from the app until it expels Fortnite from the App Store. It is also clear that a fee of (about 11 billion yen) was collected.

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At the time of writing the article, the proceedings between Apple and Epic Games have not been decided.

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