Right, so as close to nothing as possible.

How much does it cost to host a tarball of an app? Maaaaaybe 15 cents?

> Steam for example takes $100 PER GAME.

Well that's not true.

> What we should be pitchforking about is why Apple isn't taking all that 30% to IMPROVE the App Store for USERS

That's exactly what I'm saying.

They're taking 30% and then doing fuck-all. I can maybe, MAYBE, buy the 30% if the appstore was some paradise on Earth and my iPhone gave me a blowjob. But that's not the case. So what are we paying for?

That's also optional. Apple chooses to develop iOS because it becomes a new pathway for siphoning money from consumers and developers, and allows them to create their walled garden.

They could just stop at any point and use android or even off-the-shelf Linux with an OS mobile environment.