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They add value by creating a product that has massive scale, reach, usability and quality. They add value by having branded stores that fix the device for you.

They add value by creating a product that has massive scale, reach, usability and quality. They add value by having branded stores that fix the device for you. They add value by developing stable software that gets updated regularly. If you don’t like the product, don’t buy one, it’s that simple. Go buy a cheap Chinese knockoff that doesn’t have developer support for millions of apps, has lousy quality control, if it breaks you’re shit out of luck. It costs 1/10 the price of an iphone, but the experience is lousy. I value my iphone because it adds more value to my life than it costs to buy, and the company that makes it is entitled to charge whatever they want for it. Apple makes money because they add value and I see no reason why a company that adds value to the marketplace should not turn a profit.

cgriswald 8y ago
> They add value by creating a product that has massive scale, reach, usability and quality. They add value by having branded stores that fix the device for you. They add value by developing stable software that gets updated regularly. Your rant is misplaced and you've missed the point entirely. I never said Apple adds no value. I think they add quite a bit of value, which is why I've bought a number of their products. I am talking about a specific case for which Apple thinks it is due 30%. Apple does not add value by inserting itself into a transaction I am trying to conduct with Amazon. I've already paid for all the value. First to Apple for the device, and then to Amazon for the data. Am I or Amazon supposed to pay Apple for my use of the device as well? And if so... where is the value added?
- valuearb 8y ago
  It’s really hard to feel sorry for Amazon, or you, given your whine is you have to go to a web browser to complete your transaction. In truth, The App Store is far more than a mere payment processor, though it might be best in the world at that. The costs of hosting, distributing and updating two million apps across hundreds of localized stores, and also vetting every release and update for those millions of apps, is immense. All their work makes the App Store easy and safe to use anywhere in the world and that helps developers sell more apps.

cgriswald 8y ago

> They add value by creating a product that has massive scale, reach, usability and quality. They add value by having branded stores that fix the device for you. They add value by developing stable software that gets updated regularly. Your rant is misplaced and you've missed the point entirely. I never said Apple adds no value. I think they add quite a bit of value, which is why I've bought a number of their products. I am talking about a specific case for which Apple thinks it is due 30%. Apple does not add value by inserting itself into a transaction I am trying to conduct with Amazon. I've already paid for all the value. First to Apple for the device, and then to Amazon for the data. Am I or Amazon supposed to pay Apple for my use of the device as well? And if so... where is the value added?

valuearb 8y ago
It’s really hard to feel sorry for Amazon, or you, given your whine is you have to go to a web browser to complete your transaction. In truth, The App Store is far more than a mere payment processor, though it might be best in the world at that. The costs of hosting, distributing and updating two million apps across hundreds of localized stores, and also vetting every release and update for those millions of apps, is immense. All their work makes the App Store easy and safe to use anywhere in the world and that helps developers sell more apps.