Tech companies large and small are in revolt over Apple’s policies.
Apple decided on Friday to waive its usual 30% fee for Facebook events until the end of the year, a concession from Apple as tech companies continue to protest the tech giant’s so-called Apple Tax.Conference, July 12, 2019 in Sun Valley, Idaho.a new feature letting small businesses charge users for online Facebook events, but publicly criticized Apple for continuing to take a 30% cut from in-app purchases, which Facebook said would result in small businesses only getting 70% of event profits.
Adding to the conflict, Apple then rejected an app update from Facebook attempting to notify iPhone users about Apple’s 30% cut inside the Facebook app,But on Friday, both companies appeared to reach a compromise: Apple won’t take a cut of Facebook event transactions until the end of the year, but the temporary reprieve doesn’t apply to Facebook Gaming creators.
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