New EU App Store terms lower both costs and bar to entry for external payments

On Tuesday, after much back-and-forth with the European Union, Apple has rolled out new and simpler terms and fee structures for developers that distribute in the area.
An EU flag with the App Store logo
The terms are greatly simplified. Core technology fees are mostly exterminated, replaced by percentages. For App Store apps using Apple In-App Purchase, the new commission will be 26 percent. For the vast majority of developers, including auto-renewing subscriptions after their first year, that