Even with alternative payment methods, Apple still wants its commission.

Apple wants its commission even if transactions are made using an alternative payment method. At least that’s what the giant in the Netherlands says.

Mobile app developers have long been unhappy with app stores and the hegemony of the two giants on their platforms. Developers are demanding more freedom, especially with regards to payment methods. And if Apple now seems to be forced to give up on this issue, then the Cupertino company is not ready to give up everything.

Apple wants its commission even if transactions are made using an alternative payment method

Companies like Apple are currently under pressure around the world to allow developers to offer alternative payment solutions, whether for in-app purchases or microtransactions. The idea is this: by allowing these alternative payment methods, developers could avoid having to pay the 30% fee charged by the Cupertino company on all of these transactions.

At least that’s what the giant in the Netherlands says.

That being said, it turns out that the Apple brand still wants a commission, regardless of whether the developers use the Apple payment method or some other alternative. At least that’s what the developer help page for the Netherlands says. The company says that regardless of the choice of developers, they will still have to pay a commission to Apple.

The update to the developer page on Apple’s Dutch website comes as the Office of Consumers and Markets, the country’s competition authority, is injecting the Cupertino-based company into allowing online dating apps to use alternative payment methods. However, Apple’s intentions are likely to be the same across all countries and should certainly cover all types of apps, not just dating apps.

Either way, it’s hard to see how Apple intends to calculate the fees the company is supposed to collect, or how much it hopes to get. Now the Apple brand holds 30%, but some developers can only get up to 15%.