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> "...immediately afterward you become their product. You're being sold for the 30% tax." I don't understand the argument you're attempting. Apple doesn't sell
by jagged-chisel 6y ago
> "...immediately afterward you become their product. You're being sold for the 30% tax."
I don't understand the argument you're attempting. Apple doesn't sell my info "for the 30% tax." In fact, they charge app developers that 30% and then keep my data away from those same developers.
- unchar1 6y agoThe same way that GMail isn't really "free", that 30% tax doesn't come from Apple or the Developer's pocket, it ultimately comes out of your pocket.
- colejohnson66 6y agoBut I don’t pay for any Google product, so the comparison isn’t apt.
- modeless 6y agoApple sells access to your wallet, not data, similarly to how ad-supported services sell access to your eyeballs, not data. To exclude other companies from accessing your wallet Apple must control the software running on your phone, which means blocking you from installing or modifying software on the device you supposedly own.
- neop1x 6y agoDevelopers then asks users 30% more so in the end users pay it. It's the same with increasing government taxes - at the end of the day, the end user ends up paying those. :)