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Windows Central
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Sean Endicott

Microsoft Store drops fees for individual developers — Apple still charges $99 per year

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Individual developers can now publish apps in the Microsoft Store without having to pay any fees. Microsoft announced the change this week in a Windows Developer blog post. The change also means that a credit card is no longer needed to publish apps in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft, which until recently charged individual developers a one-time fee of $19, already had lower fees than other tech giants. Google has a one-time fee of $25. Apple charges individual developers $99 per year.

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