Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store
Apple proposes to take a 15% cut of purchases made outside the App Store
苹果提议对 App Store 外部购买收取 15% 的佣金
After trying and failing to delay the matter, Apple on Thursday submitted its proposal for the commissions it wants to charge on purchases made using external links inside apps on its iOS devices. 在尝试推迟此事未果后，苹果公司于周四提交了其提议，旨在对 iOS 设备应用内通过外部链接进行的购买收取佣金。
In a new filing in the U.S. District Court of Northern California, Apple proposed new commissions of 15% for standard apps, with further discounts for developers who are enrolled in special Apple programs. 在提交给美国加利福尼亚北区联邦地区法院的一份新文件中，苹果提议对标准应用收取 15% 的新佣金，并为加入苹果特殊计划的开发者提供进一步的折扣。
Under the proposed structure, small business developers would pay a 5% commission on payments, while those in the Video Partner Program, News Partner Program, and Mini Apps Partner Program would pay 10%. Subscription renewals would also be reduced to 10%, the filing states. 根据该提议的结构，小型企业开发者需支付 5% 的佣金，而加入“视频合作伙伴计划”、“新闻合作伙伴计划”和“小程序合作伙伴计划”的开发者则需支付 10%。文件还指出，订阅续费的佣金也将降至 10%。
The iPhone maker has been engaged in a years-long legal battle with Epic Games over its alleged anti-competitive policies regarding App Store commissions, and had been attempting to stall its answer to the court’s request for this part of its commission structure. 这家 iPhone 制造商因其 App Store 佣金政策涉嫌反竞争行为，与 Epic Games 进行了长达数年的法律诉讼，并一直试图拖延回应法院对其佣金结构这一部分的质询。
Apple tried to argue that these lower court proceedings should wait until the Supreme Court ruled on another matter related to the case: whether or not Apple was in contempt of a court order when it imposed a new 27% commission on purchases made through external links, and imposed rules that restricted how developers could present those links to customers. 苹果曾试图辩称，下级法院的这些诉讼程序应等待最高法院对该案相关的另一事项作出裁决，即：苹果在对外部链接购买征收 27% 的新佣金，并限制开发者向客户展示这些链接的方式时，是否构成了藐视法庭。
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Apple’s bid to pause further action in the lower court’s case, forcing the company to reveal its planned commission structure. 最高法院周四驳回了苹果要求暂停下级法院诉讼的请求，迫使该公司披露了其计划中的佣金结构。
Apple’s position is that it should be permitted to charge fees on in-app purchases made by users of its devices as a means to recoup its investments in the tools, technology, and services that allow it to maintain its App Store and software. 苹果的立场是，它应该被允许对其设备用户进行的内购收取费用，以此作为收回其在维护 App Store 和软件所需的工具、技术和服务方面投资的一种手段。
The company also compared its link-out fees to those on Google Play, which charges 20% link-out rates for standard apps, 15% for apps in special programs, and 10% for subscription renewals, noting that Epic Games had agreed to these rates. 该公司还将其外部链接费用与 Google Play 进行了比较。Google Play 对标准应用收取 20% 的外部链接费，对特殊计划应用收取 15%，对订阅续费收取 10%，并指出 Epic Games 此前已同意这些费率。