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Consumer applications (not including games) sold in Microsoft Store will deliver to developers 95% of the revenue earned from the purchase of an application or any in-app products in a developer’s application, when a customer uses a deep link to get to & purchase it.
Announcing this on its blog post, the IT major said if Microsoft delivers you a customer through any other method, such as in a collection on Microsoft Store or any other owned Microsoft properties, who purchases your application, you will receive 85% of the revenue earned from the purchase of your application or any in-app products in your application
The new fee structure is applicable to purchases made on Windows 10 PCs, Windows Mixed Reality, Windows Phone and Surface Hub devices, but excludes purchases on Xbox consoles.
Here’s what the post said:
A new way for developers to monetize
These changes to our current Microsoft Store fee represent a new way for you to monetize on the Windows platform. With the new fee structure, Microsoft is only accessing an additional fee when we contribute to you acquiring a new user. These changes enable us to create a world where developers are rewarded for connecting customers with experiences they love in a secure, reliable way.
The fee structure will be defined in detail in an upcoming revision to the App Developer Agreement later this year. Visit this page for current details and to sign up for a notification when the new fee structure goes into effect.
