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> Apple and Google not only created the device and funded the R & D for the features, but also created the APIs, the tools, the infrastructure, and attracted th
by drb91 8y ago
> Apple and Google not only created the device and funded the R & D for the features, but also created the APIs, the tools, the infrastructure, and attracted the (hundreds of millions of) users. The 30% cut they ask of developers is more than reasonable.
I follow you up until the 30% cut. Users are already paying for the hardware and software. Why is Apple taking a continual cut for value produced by other parties? If anything, they should be paying the writers of the software for selling their phones. Without the apps on the store, they're just a browser and a phone stuck together.
- rootusrootus 8y agoThey made a bet that the platform was worth more than any individual app. Seems to be working out so far. Prove 'em wrong.
- drb91 8y agoOf course that’s where the value is. Why are they charging me to use it twice, once on purchase of the phone and then on every app purchase? The value seems to be for app curation, which is atrocious. This is incredibly harmful to consumer choice.