Who should stay on and who should leave the EU App Store

Even as EU developers get the option to sell apps outside of the App Store, there are some who should stay with Apple, and a few who should go it alone. Here's the breakdown.Developers will need to calculate carefully whether it's worth leaving the App Store. (image: PCalc app on an iPhone)Apple is enabling developers in the EU to sell apps through alternative stores, but of course it wants them to stay within its existing App Store. Call it concern for the security of iOS, or call it a desire to keep all the App Store fees, but the result is that moving away is not a simple decision.There are developers who should not leave Apple, there are others who should make their own alternative app stores, and then there are those in the middle where it's worth accepting Apple's new EU business terms. That last type of developer can stay in the App Store or move to a third-party one, but there are costs that have to be considered. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums