The Amazon Appstore has cut commissions for developers earning less than $ 1 million per year. Also, 10% of the income will be converted into bonuses that developers can spend on the Amazon cloud service.
On June 15 this year, Amazon announced a fee reduction from 30% to 20% for app developers. It takes place within the framework of the small business support program and applies only to those developers who receive income of less than $ 1 million per year.
According to Amazon, 94% of the mobile developers they surveyed indicated that they use the cloud. Therefore, the company decided to introduce cashback at a rate of 10% of its annual income. Developers will be able to spend the received bonuses on Amazon cloud services.
The new conditions will take effect in the fourth quarter of this year. As an added bonus, Amazon will be promoting small developer apps on a separate line in the Amazon Appstore.
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Microsoft. 1 Windows Store 30 % 12 %. , Epic Games Store.
Last September, Epic Games, Spotify Technology, and the Match Group (owner of Tinder) teamed up to pressure Apple and other app store creators. According to the coalition, overpriced commissions create advantages for the site owners' own products, which creates an uneven playing field in the market.