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Well, Apple just want to "grow the pie." Although growing on the pie seems a more apt metaphor. Defending 15% fees on second-year subscription is pretty diffic
by dpwm 8y ago
Well, Apple just want to "grow the pie."
Although growing on the pie seems a more apt metaphor. Defending 15% fees on second-year subscription is pretty difficult. There's no marketing, very little fraud risk. It's really rent-seeking behaviour – which of course is the commercial point of the walled garden approach.
This is Apple exploiting a very lucrative market position, one that they did invest quite a lot of money in – and took quite a gamble – to create.
- ajharrison 8y ago> This is Apple exploiting a very lucrative market position, one that they did invest quite a lot of money in – and took quite a gamble – to create. What's wrong with that?
- _mghw 8y agoConsumers get perma-shafted.
- dpwm 8y agoCounterargument: consumers are free to switch their entire phone to enjoy the rent-seeking behavior of another party on another platform.
- exergy 8y agoDefinitely no counter-arguments from me. Because of Apple's pricing insanity, I've made sure I own zero of their devices, and I think every person capable of independent thought should do the same.