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France is working on delivery fee for online book orders to help independent book stores

Paul Hill — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 18:18:01 +0000

The French government is set to impose a minimum €3 delivery fee on online book orders to help independent book stores. It will seek approval from the EU first, then bring in the fee six months after. Read more...

Microsoft will not take a cut from developers using third-party payment systems in apps

Usama Jawad — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 05:32:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that from July 28, developers can opt to use third-party payment mechanisms in their apps without paying the company any fee. This is in stark contrast to Google and Apple. Read more...

WhatsApp Business to get improved privacy, service fees

Usama Jawad — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:06:01 +0000

WhatsApp Business is getting a host of new features over the next few months including improved privacy, expansion to solution partners, and a fee charged to businesses for using WhatsApp's services. Read more...

Apple will no longer charge you $99 for transferring files to your new Mac

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:22:01 +0000

The Cupertino-based giant recently - and silently - updated its policies so that buyers of a new Mac will no longer have to pay a $99 fee for the company's help in transferring files. Read more...

Patreon apologizes and reverses course on its changes to fee structure

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 19:22:01 +0000

After announcing that it would be changing its fee structure last week, the firm has now backtracked, apologizing to its creators for rolling out a change without consulting the community. Read more...

Patreon changes fee structure, adds service charge for patrons

Vishal Laul — Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:16:01 +0000

Patreon has announced that it will be updating its fee structure by the end of this month, introducing a new service fee on the pledges made by patrons, ridding creators of a transaction fee. Read more...

Valve decides on Steam Direct fee and it's good news for indie devs

Paul Hill — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:40:01 +0000

Valve has announced that its Steam Direct service will require developers to pay a $100 recoupable fee. The news will be good for indie developers who don't have a lot of cash to spend. Read more...

Microsoft drops developer annual fee, saves you some cheddar

Brad Sams — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 15:54:16 +0000

Microsoft has silently cut the fee for those of you who have developer accounts with the company, which is a good move considering that they need as many developers as possible for their ecosystem. Read more...

EE faces customer backlash over new ‘priority' service charge

Andy Weir — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 16:15:29 +0000

After introducing a new option for customers to pay £0.50 to jump the queue on the phone to its call centres, EE is facing backlash from its customers, who are already displeased with its service. Read more...

Verizon chickens out, will not charge $2 convenience fee

Brad Sams — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:40:46 +0000

It did not take long for Verizon to realize that charging a $2 fee for the convenience of paying online was a stupid idea. They have announced that they will no longer implement that fee. Read more...

Verizon adds $2 convenience fee for online payments

Christopher White — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:53:47 +0000

Starting January 15th, 20`1` Verizon users who pay their bill online or by phone will be charged an extra $2 "convenience" fee. Will people jump ship to a competitor? Read more...

Google to charge for Maps API for high volume usage

Brad Sams — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:57:21 +0000

If you run a website that uses Google Maps for location, Google will soon be ending its free gravy train and will start making you pay for the use of its service., under certain conditions. Read more...