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Does Apple Music have to pay that same 30% fee though? I don't think so, which makes it kind of an Apple problem.

• Despegar 6y ago
  Does the Walmart that has a McDonalds within their store need to charge themselves rent because McDonalds has to in order for it to be "fair"?
  • foepys 6y ago
    At a certain market share anti-trust kicks in. The market share does not have to be at 100%, it can even be lower than 50% if your "niche share" in this market is large enough.
  • criddell 6y ago
    Apple Music competes with Spotify with a very similar product. Walmart and McDonald's are for more different.
  • ficklepickle 6y ago
    That assumes that Walmart is the franchisee of the McDonalds located in their store. I cannot find any evidence to support that. I found a WSJ article[0] that indicates that Subway locations inside Walmarts are run by individual franchisees. So it would probably be fair to say that yes, restaurants located inside of Walmart stores probably pay rent. [0] https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118970298406826519 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118970298406826519
    • Despegar 6y ago
      The specifics of their business arrangements aren't relevant to my analogy.