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This is biased for two reasons : - there are also poor people in rich countries, but they are offered a price based on a country global metric - smartphone ap

by antpls 8y ago

This is biased for two reasons : - there are also poor people in rich countries, but they are offered a price based on a country global metric - smartphone applications in app stores are also software development, but they are not priced according to geolocalization as far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) This is discrimination based on countries, and it's unfair and economically unsound from my point of view. This definitively looks like a shady scheme to make more money justified by a biased reasoning.

gruez 8y ago
> there are also poor people in rich countries, but they are offered a price based on a country global metric Those are expetions rather than the rule. I don't see any way of getting rid of them other than requiring you to submit your tax return when you buy a game. For a $60 purchase, country of residence is a good enough metric. > smartphone applications in app stores are also software development, but they are not priced according to geolocalization as far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) Apps are also mostly < $10, so affordability is less of an issue.
- antpls 8y ago
  > Those are expetions rather than the rule. I don't see any way of getting rid of them other than requiring you to submit your tax return when you buy a game. For a $60 purchase, country of residence is a good enough metric. Beside the fact that I find your formulation dangerous ("getting ride of them [poor people]"), what I am suggesting is to base the price on the production cost + a margin for that specific good, which is a way to not discriminate between purchasers. This would better respect everyone's privacy. > Apps are also mostly < $10, so affordability is less of an issue. Maybe that's the future
  - gruez 8y ago
    >Beside the fact that I find your formulation dangerous ("getting ride of them [poor people]"), "getting rid of" was referring to "exceptions", which include both rich people in poor countries and poor people in rich countries. >what I am suggesting is to base the price on the production cost + a margin for that specific good, which is a way to not discriminate between purchasers. This would better respect everyone's privacy. So basically, "everybody pays the same price"?

by antpls 8y ago

gruez 8y ago

> there are also poor people in rich countries, but they are offered a price based on a country global metric Those are expetions rather than the rule. I don't see any way of getting rid of them other than requiring you to submit your tax return when you buy a game. For a $60 purchase, country of residence is a good enough metric. > smartphone applications in app stores are also software development, but they are not priced according to geolocalization as far as I know (correct me if I'm wrong) Apps are also mostly < $10, so affordability is less of an issue.

antpls 8y ago
> Those are expetions rather than the rule. I don't see any way of getting rid of them other than requiring you to submit your tax return when you buy a game. For a $60 purchase, country of residence is a good enough metric. Beside the fact that I find your formulation dangerous ("getting ride of them [poor people]"), what I am suggesting is to base the price on the production cost + a margin for that specific good, which is a way to not discriminate between purchasers. This would better respect everyone's privacy. > Apps are also mostly < $10, so affordability is less of an issue. Maybe that's the future
- gruez 8y ago
  >Beside the fact that I find your formulation dangerous ("getting ride of them [poor people]"), "getting rid of" was referring to "exceptions", which include both rich people in poor countries and poor people in rich countries. >what I am suggesting is to base the price on the production cost + a margin for that specific good, which is a way to not discriminate between purchasers. This would better respect everyone's privacy. So basically, "everybody pays the same price"?