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And the products on the shelves of stores are not the store's products. Apple sells apps. Apps that were made by others. Walmart sells X. X that was made by ot
by vineyardmike 5y ago
And the products on the shelves of stores are not the store's products.
Apple sells apps. Apps that were made by others. Walmart sells X. X that was made by others.
- lexs 5y agoApple didn't buy the apps from the developers, they provide a marketplace. Don't most supermarkets own their inventory?
- vineyardmike 5y agoI think a lot of businesses "borrow" the inventory from the supplier and only pay them once the inventory is sold. It's not the same as a marketplace, per-se but considering you pay apple, download from apple servers, after apple does "QA" and follows apple rules, i'd say its pretty similar to a store that sources select products and provides the checkout infrastructure and distribution logistics.