{"id":43063,"date":"2024-05-02T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43063"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:54:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:54:47","slug":"core-technology-fee-exemptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/02\/core-technology-fee-exemptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Core Technology Fee Exemptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=d0z8d8rx\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/05\/02\/apple-updates-core-technology-fee-eu\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=d0z8d8rx\">\n<p>Today, we&rsquo;re introducing two additional conditions in which the CTF is not required:<\/p>\n<ul><li><p>First, no CTF is required if a developer has no revenue whatsoever. This includes creating a free app without monetization that is not related to revenue of any kind (physical, digital, advertising, or otherwise). This condition is intended to give students, hobbyists, and other non-commercial developers an opportunity to create a popular app without paying the CTF.<\/p><\/li>\n<li><p>Second, small developers (less than &euro;10 million in global annual business revenue*) that adopt the alternative business terms receive a 3-year free on-ramp to the CTF to help them create innovative apps and rapidly grow their business. Within this 3-year period, if a small developer that hasn&rsquo;t previously exceeded one million first annual installs crosses the threshold for the first time, they won&rsquo;t pay the CTF, even if they continue to exceed one million first annual installs during that time. If a small developer grows to earn global revenue between &euro;10 million and &euro;50 million within the 3-year on-ramp period, they&rsquo;ll start to pay the CTF after one million first annual installs up to a cap of &euro;1 million per year.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.tz.is\/@khaost\/112372372634620421\">Khaos Tian<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.tz.is\/@khaost\/112372372634620421\">\n<p>Would be annoying if AltStore PAL no longer qualifies for CTF exemptions because it had sales to cover CTF in the first place &#x1F643;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/02\/altstore-pal\/\">AltStore PAL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/20\/dma-compliance-workshop-notarization-and-core-technology-fee\/\">DMA Compliance Workshop: Notarization and Core Technology Fee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/13\/web-distribution-of-ios-apps-in-eu\/\">DMA Compliance: Web Distribution of iOS Apps in EU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/29\/app-marketplaces-altstore-and-epic-games-store\/\">App Marketplaces: AltStore and Epic Games Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/01\/25\/dma-compliance-alternative-app-stores-but-no-sideloading\/\">DMA Compliance: Alternative App Stores But No Sideloading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/18\/app-store-small-business-program-with-15-fee\/\">App Store Small Business Program With 15% Fee<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"core-technology-fee-exemptions-update-2024-05-03\">Update (2024-05-03): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keleftheriou\/status\/1786059181965078731\">Kosta Eleftheriou<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/keleftheriou\/status\/1786059181965078731\">\n<p>Imagine having to pay Apple money to install an app on your Mac from some website.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"core-technology-fee-exemptions-update-2024-05-07\">Update (2024-05-07): <a href=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/core-technology-fee-may-update\/\">Nick Heer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/core-technology-fee-may-update\/\">\n<p>Two fundamental issues remain with the Core Technology Fee &mdash; namely, that developers still need to pay Apple even if their app is distributed exclusively outside the App Store and in-app payments are handled by a third-party processor, and the fee is an unknown and surprising future charge. One marvels at how the Mac could remain such a successful developer platform for so long without the support of a per-install fee.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (MacRumors): Today, we&rsquo;re introducing two additional conditions in which the CTF is not required: First, no CTF is required if a developer has no revenue whatsoever. This includes creating a free app without monetization that is not related to revenue of any kind (physical, digital, advertising, or otherwise). 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