Apple recently announced a new alternative set of terms and fees which app developers in the EU can opt into (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/01/apple-announces-changes-to-ios-safari-and-the-app-store-in-the-european-union/), as an attempt to comply with the European Union's new Digital Markets Act.
This question resolves YES if Apple makes meaningful changes to the fees or structure of the terms on an EU-wide basis during 2024 or if the terms are deemed non-compliant with the DMA by an EU court during 2024.
This question will not resolve YES if there is a ruling in an EU member state which results in changes to the terms in only that state.
This question resolves NO if the new terms remain largely as written for the entirety of 2024.
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As reported by MacRumors:
Developers who want to create an alternative app marketplace can now do so without a stand-by letter of credit for €1,000,000, which would restrict marketplace creation to large companies. Developers who have been a member of good standing in the Apple Developer Program for two continuous years or more and have an app that had more than one million first annual installs in iOS in the EU in the prior calendar year can create a marketplace without the proof of funds.
Relaxing the 1-million letter of credit is one of the conditions allowed by @lumi the author of this market. Resolves Yes?
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/05/apple-tweaks-eu-app-store-business-terms/
@MartimLobao In that case, I would resolve YES. If Apple makes a change to the contract in response to an EU ruling or in order to preempt an EU ruling regarding the DMA, it would resolve YES.
You can check the other comment for a tentative list of provisions that would result in resolving YES.
@Zlix01 I'll try to enumerate; Changes to the contract which result in lowering, relaxing, or removing any of the following:
The 17% base fee for any in-app payments
The 10% base fee for any subscriptions beyond one year
The $0.50 platform fee per app install
The requirement for third-party apps to be notarized by Apple
The requirement for third-party apps to be installed from an Apple-certified third-party app store
The requirement for Apple-certified third-party app stores to present a $1,000,000 letter of credit
If you agree with this list I can add it to the original question.