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So, the .5 per annual install for alternative marketplaces seems to be the stop gap, right? A popular FOSS store like f-droid would have to cough up thousands of Euros.
Would it be possible to sell an alternative marketplace for 1 Euro on the app store, pay Apple's purchase commission and use the rest for the annual install fee?
They are also apparently requiring a €1,000,000 letter of credit for alternative app stores devs.
https://9to5mac.com/2024/01/25/apple-says-third-party-app-marketplace-creators-must-have-e1000000-letter-of-credit/
Oh, so THAT is the real stop sign they put in front of FOSS marketplaces. Thanks for the link!