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Businesses buy and rent land on an open market, with pricing based on supply and demand, and the opportunity to move if they feel they are not getting a good de
by ArkanExplorer 5y ago
Businesses buy and rent land on an open market, with pricing based on supply and demand, and the opportunity to move if they feel they are not getting a good deal.
No such ability exists on iOS.
Software developers have to pay rent too. And salaries, and for hardware, and finally for a giant 30% commission to Apple..
You are operating on the basis that a 30% commission from a platform owner is an established fact of the Universe, whereas I am suggesting it is merely an artificial cost tacked on to extract exorbitant rents and for no purpose other than to enrich an owner who faces zero competition.
- chongli 5y agoI think one way to look at Apple's iOS App Store is like a mall. Storefront property in a mall must be leased from the mall, it's not available on the open market. Shop owners pay a lot for access to the large amount of foot traffic the mall provides. Developers are free to take their business elsewhere, such as to Android or PCs, or even to some open source phones. Apple just happens to own the "mall" with the lion's share of the foot traffic and the wealthiest customers.