Apple responded to the decision of Meta to take a commission of nearly 50% for digital asset purchases made within the metaverso after complaining about the App Store fees, setting the decision hypocritical. A rather clear stance for the apple company, let’s take a look at how the story unfolded.
According to Apple, Meta is pursuing a self-righteous policy
Yesterday it was revealed that Meta plans to take a strong one 47.5% commission for purchases of digital assets made within the so-called “metaverse”. The 47.5% cut includes a 30% hardware fee in addition to a 17.5% platform fee. In response to the plan’s publication, Apple spokesman Fred Sainz called this policy hypocritical, as Meta complained about Apple’s pricing in the past.
“Meta has repeatedly targeted Apple for charging developers a 30% fee for in-app purchases in the App Store and used small businesses and creators as a scapegoat at all times,” said the Apple spokesperson. Fred Sainz. “Now, Meta tries to make those same creators pay a lot more than any other platform. The announcement reveals Meta’s hypocrisy. This shows that while they try to use Apple’s platform for free, they try to take advantage of the creators and other businesses on their platform ”.
Zuckerberg said in June 2020 that Facebook would make paid online events, subscriptions, badges and other products for creators free until 2023, after which Meta would announce a lower fee than its competitors, a promise that was evidently not honored.