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A reasonable argument, if the credit card company also provides the infrastructure for distribution of the goods.
by fnordsensei 6y ago
A reasonable argument, if the credit card company also provides the infrastructure for distribution of the goods.
- zamadatix 6y agoA reasonable argument, if we had any proof that infrastructure is actually what is driving the 30% cut. Unfortunately there are no alternative integrated payment and distribution methods allowed so we can't really say. My gut feeling is nowhere near 28% of the cost of a digital book is in delivering the file to the user though.
- toyg 6y agoHave a look at Apple’s revenues from digital services, then tell us again with a straight face that their prices are driven by infrastructure costs - I dare you.
- fnordsensei 6y agoSo we should work with the hypothesis that distribution and infrastructure is free? I'm not saying that Apple doesn't have a healthy profit margin, only that comparing them to a card processor is simplistic. This whole tone of "straight face" and "I dare you" comes across as affective and childish.
- kerng 6y agoAppstore distribution seems a simple problem compared to becoming a payment provider. Payment infrastructure is a lot more complex and difficult to implement, and it also needs integrations.
- kerng 6y agoMany purchases are virtual goods these days even. Its difficult to understand how anyone could argue that Apple is not exploting this situation, its gross and pretty unethical