That's true for $0.99 app purchases. Apple has a lot of power in that they can pool the transactions and actually charge your credit card not for $0.99, but for

That's true for $0.99 app purchases. Apple has a lot of power in that they can pool the transactions and actually charge your credit card not for $0.99, but for all your purchases over a certain time period. This is something an individual app maker couldn't do and makes perfect sense for Apple to do. Where I think Apple is egregious is in their subscription pricing... for example, 30% is a lot to take on a $15 kindle book or $8 netflix subscription