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> but Apple's certainly adding value. Do roads add value? Should trucks pay a 30% of their cargo retail price in road tolls? I agree with your point that App
by kartan 8y ago
> but Apple's certainly adding value.
Do roads add value? Should trucks pay a 30% of their cargo retail price in road tolls?
I agree with your point that Apple adds value. I just do not see that as a justification to take a 30% share of all apps that run on their devices.
- greedo 8y agoTrucks pay fees based on the load they're carrying...
- fjsolwmv 8y agoThe weight, not the price.
- 1123581321 8y agoComparing distribution of physical goods is a poor analogy as the variable costs are high, and low or zero for App Store developers. We know from tariffs that a 30% fee on mining or manufacturing increases costs and reduces trade, but despite Apple’s 30%, the cost of an app has been driven down. This suggests that a high revenue share of a software sale is viable in a way that a high revenue share of a truck load is not.
- kartan 8y ago> This suggests that a high revenue share of a software sale is viable in a way that a high revenue share of a truck load is not. This is a good point. But I would rather see this apps more highly taxed than to allow monopolistic empires to grow.
- 1123581321 8y agoSorry, are you saying you’d like App Store software taxed enough that sales are low and it’s not viable for Apple to make money, forcing them to allow an unregulated open market if they want a meaningful number of apps on their phones? It’s an interesting idea, but I think the opportunity cost early on would have been that entire software market. And the opportunity cost now would be killing a large percentage of businesses that sell software to that market that can’t afford to handle distribution themselves. This quickly gets into the debate about whether it’s better to have large and many small companies or no large and few small companies.
- kartan 8y ago> Sorry, are you saying you’d like App Store software taxed enough that sales are low and it’s not viable for Apple to make money, forcing them to allow an unregulated open market if they want a meaningful number of apps on their phones? No. :)
- 1123581321 8y ago:) Well, what are you saying? I seriously don’t understand what you meant.
- Steltek 8y agoAs trucks account for a high (90%ish) amount of road wear, they actually probably should pay a high fee. Accurate costs might also make the rail freight industry more cost competitive, leading to better market diversity.