David Hanak A few weeks before the imaginary peak of the year for all Apple-centric developers, an interesting initiative has appeared abroad that aims to change the conditions and relations that developers and Apple have between them. Selected application developers have created the so-called Developers' Union, through which they want to communicate the biggest ills that, according to them, are plaguing the App Store and the subscription system.
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The above-mentioned Developer Union published an open letter addressed to Apple management over the weekend. It presents at several points what troubles these developers, what needs to be changed and what they would do differently. According to them, one of the most important things is the introduction of free trial versions of all paid applications. These are not yet available, as the "trial" options include only some of them, and those that work on the basis of a monthly subscription. The one-time fee app doesn't offer a trial, and that's what should change.
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This change should ideally arrive later this year, when Apple celebrates the 10-year anniversary of the launch of the App Store. Making all paid applications available for a short time in the form of a fully functional trial version would allegedly help the vast majority of developers who offer paid applications. The letter also contains a request to re-evaluate Apple's current monetization policy, especially regarding the fixed amount of the fee that Apple charges users for each transaction. Spotify and many others have also complained about these issues in the past. The authors again argue for a positive influence on the development community.
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Dan Pražák The goal of this group is to expand its ranks by the start of WWDC, to such an extent that the Union should swell to 20 members. At this size, it would have a significantly stronger negotiating position than when it represents only a handful of selected developers. And it is the power of the negotiating position that will be most important in the event that developers want to convince Apple to reduce the percentage profit from all transactions to 15% (currently Apple takes 30%). At the moment, the Union is at the beginning of its life and is supported by only dozens of developers. However, if the whole project gets off the ground, it can have huge potential as there is room for such an association.
Source: Macrumors
I hope they succeed, the mac app store is dead now.