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Sure, there is very little distinction. I'd argue that both are donations. Pay-as-much-as-you-want (if $0 is an allowable price) represents a donation with a sl
by esotericn 7y ago
Sure, there is very little distinction. I'd argue that both are donations. Pay-as-much-as-you-want (if $0 is an allowable price) represents a donation with a slightly different funnel.
The for-profit vs non-profit distinction is immaterial to me; the distinction is between actually paying for products (e.g. buying an ingame item or support or a subscription or whatever; some sort of 'contractual' thing), and literally giving money away with no strings attached.
Google's particular funding model for their App Store is a different kettle of fish entirely - they can decide that apps beginning with the letter A pay a 90% fee and that's just how it works.
- irjustin 7y agoTo purely play devil's advocate, there are a number of 'home restaurants' (operate out of my home) that are pay-what-you-want and operate quite profitably. I believe 100% they should be taxed (i'm totally conflating taxes and apple/google profit share but it's a form of a network fee?). Through this discussion I do wish there was an exception for FOSS for individuals at a legal level. I can 100% agree though that the fees which google/apple charge are extortionist.
- esotericn 7y agoHow taxation is collected is a completely different issue and has a trillion nuances.