Elon Musk Says App Store Commission is 'Literally 10 Times Higher Than It Should Be'

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who recently entered into an agreement to acquire Twitter, spoke out against Apple's App Store commission rates on the platform today, likening them to a tax on the Internet.

"Apple’s store is like having a 30% tax on the Internet. Definitely not ok.", tweeted Musk.

He followed that up by saying...


"Literally 10 times higher than it should be"

Musk has criticized Apple's App Store in the past, referring to it as a 'walled garden'.

"It is our goal to support the advent of sustainable energy," Musk said on a 2021 earnings call. "It is not to create a walled garden and use that to bludgeon our competitors, which is sometimes used by some companies." [Cough] "Apple."

Apple has come under increased antitrust scrutiny of late and it appears inevitable that the company will be forced to allow sideloading in the near future. This would open the door to third party App Stores and allow users to install apps without Apple's explicit approval. Unsurprisingly, Apple is doing everything it can to prevent these freedoms. However, legislators, particularly in Europe, appear set to pass regulations preventing large companies that act as a 'gatekeepers' from abusing their position.


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