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Apple is making lots of money by selling iPhones and services already (iCloud un such). Charging 30% is outrageous. The other problem is that Apple won't allo
by kwanbix 6y ago
Apple is making lots of money by selling iPhones and services already (iCloud un such).
Charging 30% is outrageous.
The other problem is that Apple won't allow anyone to buy an app store for the iPhone.
- Emanation 6y agoSaying they're making enough money is hardly an argument. While there is value in using an iPhone, there is also value in being a developer that develops for the iPhone and can reach the userbase. Is the value too steep? Idk, how does supply and demand work? Why do people develop for the market if the cut is slow large.
- athms 6y agoThey develop because they make money and often more on iOS than Android even though Android has a larger market share. That said, people would be still complaining if Apple's cut was only 10%. People complain about the 3-5% that payment processors charge retailers. People complain about the $.35 Arco gas stations charge for using a debit card. People complain about the dime grocery stores charge for paper bags in California.
- athms 6y agoI would take 70% versus pennies on the dollar. I have been developing software since the 1980s and remember the days when software was sold into the retail channel. During that period, a publisher never saw anything close to 70% and you were lucky if your product got eye level shelf space. Nowadays, a developer doesn't even need a publisher or distributor.
- sushid 6y agoJust because you're willing to take 70% shouldn't mean others should be forced to take it.
- athms 6y agoComrade, there is no force involved. People are able NOT to develop for a platform. How much do developers spend on Apple's iOS SDK? Zero. Would it be better if the 30% was shifted to a license fee for the SDK? Would the politburo accept those terms?