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How much revenue wouldn't they have if they weren't using those services? It is really easy to say "that's extortion" but I personally would take the extra rev

• slezyr 6y ago
  You can do so for Android and that's a valid question. However, you can't side-load apps on Apple devices.
  • donmcronald 6y ago
    Android isn’t even really a fair comparison because Google really, REALLY strongly recommends you don’t toggle that setting which might cause you’re phone to explode in your hands. You’ve been warned. Are you really sure you want to roll the dice and sideload? Wait! Did we tell you how dangerous this is? Are you absolutely positive? Oh no! This is your last chance to save yourself. Do you want to? Yes/no?
  • forest_dweller 6y ago
    I don't agree. It is a fair question to ask how much value do both stores contribute to their business. If Apple and Google provide more value to the business than they take away then a lot of the arguments about how fair these charges are, melt away. When people pretend they are arbiters of what is and isn't valid because they don't consider it fair it stops any avenue of investigation because they consider it forbidden. As much as I don't like Apple or their store, if they are going to provide value I am going to work with them. Pretend that for a minute that apple gave me a 10 fold increase on revenue. 70% of a 1000 is still more than 100% of 100. Also number of people sideloading an app on Android I would wager is negligible compared to store purchases and could be considered to be irrelevant. So again the question is how much of their revenue came from those stores and how much value does that add to the business?