The way that Apple has chosen to comply with the new European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA) has come in for scrutiny from multiple sides since it came into force earlier this month, but the company has continued to tweak its new rules since that time. Now, it appears Apple is considering yet more changes, this time to the way its Core Technology Fee functions.
The Core Technology Fee is a 0.50 euro fee that app developers must pay when they sign up to Apple's new EU business terms — something they must do to distribute apps outside of the App Store. Those terms require the fee to be paid after the initial 1,000,000 downloads which might sound like a lot. But it's a fee that has caused much concern among developers. Mostly due to the way it will work for apps that are distributed for free.
