> It's more like the exploit buyers will always pay more than what Apple would, so if Apple raises its bounties the exploit buyers will raise their amount too.

> It's more like the exploit buyers will always pay more than what Apple would, so if Apple raises its bounties the exploit buyers will raise their amount too. That is not how supply and demand work. (Furthermore, it's also not as simple as exploit buyers paying more, because there are reasons for researchers to sell their exploits to Apple even if other buyers might pay more - the problem described (badly) in the article is that the disparity is currently too high).