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It's about balancing the market. That's why anti-trust exists. Would you want an insulin monopoly to be able to have 95% margin? Probably not. That's why it's i
by yokto 6y ago
It's about balancing the market. That's why anti-trust exists. Would you want an insulin monopoly to be able to have 95% margin? Probably not. That's why it's illegal.
Too many usinesses can't live without access to iPhone users.
- kbutler 6y agoEpi-pen approx 97% $8/injector, so $16/two-pack, selling for $700 in 2016 https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/01/epipen-outrage-silicon-valley-engineers-figure-true-cost-to-make-lifesaving-auto-injector-about-10/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2016/10/01/epipen-outrage-silico... Of course, software sales have much higher margin of production cost (every copy but the first is free-to-make).
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- cwhiz 6y agoiOS is the minority smartphone OS in the US and in the world. In the world their share is under 20%. In the US it’s under 50%. In both cases, shrinking. If Apple/iOS is a minority that means someone else must be a majority. Who, exactly, do you think should be the target of that balancing, and why?