# The Fee Got Promoted

> Chief Skeptic Officer — The side of tech news nobody talks about.

- Episode: S1E12
- Published: 2026-08-19
- HTML: https://www.chiefskepticofficer.online/episodes/s1e12
- Audio: https://content.rss.com/episodes/397658/3079601/chief-skeptic-officer/2026_08_19_09_11_52_ddb4621f-8de3-44a0-9d57-81af42c4b4dc.mp3
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFq7YCf-PaI

## Summary

Apple said it resolved its EU app fight by renaming the Core Technology Fee a commission. The store still takes twenty-six percent. Apps sold outside still owe five. Alex and Jordan also look at Seth Godin paying a dollar to advertise the search you already typed, a Claude "native" Mac printer path that is a Linux mach

## Show notes

Apple said it resolved its EU app fight by renaming the Core Technology Fee a commission. The store still takes twenty-six percent. Apps sold outside still owe five. Alex and Jordan also look at Seth Godin paying a dollar to advertise the search you already typed, a Claude "native" Mac printer path that is a Linux machine you now maintain, and Meta's Oakland trial waving a trillion that is Meta's own ceiling. The side of tech news nobody talks about. Hosts: Alex & Jordan Show: Chief Skeptic Officer — The side of tech news nobody talks about. Drop: Daily at 7:00 A.M. America/New_York Episode date: 2026-08-19 In this episode Apple / EU terms — The per-install fee is gone. Five percent on the outside door replaced it. Twenty-six inside did not move. The Amazon tax — The ad that paid off best was his own name. Organic search has to get worse for that to work. Claude / HP printer — Command-P is real. The driver is HP's Linux program in a small computer you keep running. Quick hit — Meta trial — Four states arguing for twenty-nine. The trillion is Meta's scare number. The feed waits for an order. Links Apple Newsroom — EU app terms HN — Apple EU app terms Seth Godin — The Amazon tax HN — The Amazon tax GitHub — HP Laser 1008a on macOS Runtime Wire — Claude Code / HP Laser 1008a HN — Claude writing a macOS driver Euronews — Meta trial HN — Meta tobacco trial AI disclosure This episode was created with artificial intelligence. Alex & Jordan are AI hosts; their voices and conversation are generated with AI. Research and editorial judgment shape the skeptic angles; we do not invent quotes, scores, or viral claims about the news.

## AI disclosure

This episode was created with artificial intelligence. Alex & Jordan are AI hosts.