Both the companies have come under fire from large firms
such as Microsoft Corp, Spotify Technology SA, as well as startups and smaller
companies, that allege the fees deprive consumers of choices and push up the
price of apps.
Google said in a blog post that the move would cut app store
fees to 15% from 30% effective July 1 and would impact most of the developers
on its app
Apple Inc had said in November that it planned to lower its
commissions for developers who make $1 million or less in proceeds each year
from its app store.
Fortnite creator Epic Games said in a statement to Reuters
that Google's move only alleviates some of the financial burden of developers.
"Whether it’s 15% or 30%, for apps obtained through the
Google Play Store, developers are forced to use Google’s in-app payment
services," Epic said.
Epic has been at loggerheads with Apple since August when
the game maker tried to avoid paying fees on the iPhone maker's app store by
launching its own in-app payment system, which prompted Apple to ban Fortnite
from its store.
Of the $38.8 billion generated from user spending on the
Google Play store in 2020, Google cashed in on about $11.6 billion off its 30%
cut from app makers, according to data from Sensor Tower. -Reuters
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