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> They charge 30% because they've amassed 1 billion extremely valuable users who are willing to spend money on apps in their marketplace. This is almost the te
by ac29 6y ago
> They charge 30% because they've amassed 1 billion extremely valuable users who are willing to spend money on apps in their marketplace.
This is almost the textbook definition of extortion. "Hey, wouldn't it be a shame if you lost access to all these potential customers? You better give us 30% of your revenue."
- Uw7yTcf36gTc 6y agoYou are paying to access the pool of customers. You never had the pool to begin with so you aren’t paying to not “lose access”.
- lostmsu 6y agoArguably, that's not true for a typical mail service.
- basch 6y agoThis makes it seem like they are apples customers to give, vs the entire population of the world who has a choice between apple or android phones, or not having a phone.
- ac29 6y agoImagine there was a certain kind of fuel required for all cars made by a certain manufacturer, and that manufacturer used DRM to restrict which companies could sell fuel to the car. In order to fuel the car, the manufacturer requires 30% of the fueler's revenue to authorize fueling. They provide no services for this fee aside from payment processing. Now imagine that that car company has 50% of the car market, and their only competitor is similar. Does this seem wrong?