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Following in Epic Games' footsteps, US Publisher Asks Apple to Lower Taxes on the App Store

JAKARTA – A number of news publishers in the United States (US), Digital Next Content joined the list of companies and developer apps that criticize Apple’s tax or commission terms, via the App Store. They claim that the withdrawal of a commission or 30 percent tax is unfair and has the potential to carry out a trade monopoly. The digital media trade association includes newspapers such as The New York Times , The Washington Post , Vox Media . A number of digital media and broadcasters also sent an open letter to Apple CEO Tim Cook last Thursday. Also read: Epic Games Wrath of Games Fortnite Deleted Apple Drama Impact Epic Games and Apple, iPhone with Fortnite Games Sold for IDR 147 million on e-Bay After Epic Games, Now It is Facebook’s Turn to Go Against Apple’s Policy They questioned the policy taken by Apple regarding the amount of commission from each application in the App Store. This includes negotiating the amount of tax, as Apple did to Amazon, which o...