Apple App Store called ‘nightmare’ in internal developer survey

Epic’s lawyer confronted Fischer (pic) with the survey comments on the fourth day of a trial in federal court over the game maker’s claims that Apple runs its marketplace like a monopoly, cheating developers and consumers alike. — Bloomberg

Epic Games Inc seized on Apple Inc’s private survey of developers to show that the creator of Fortnite isn’t alone in bashing the App Store.

One unidentified developer complained that the store “is plagued with outdated low-quality apps which make it harder for higher-quality apps to get the exposure they need”. Another wrote that “you tend only to feature indie apps and apps that spend or earn most the money”. A third said: “I’m satisfied as consumer. As a developer it’s a nightmare.”