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Iirc Apple ate the credit card fees on their cut which meant they earned a few pennies if you only bought one somg at a time.
by Steko 5y ago
Iirc Apple ate the credit card fees on their cut which meant they earned a few pennies if you only bought one somg at a time.
- mattl 5y agoNope. It was always the deal. I have artist sales records predating the iPhone. Edit: Also worth remembering that iTunes is/was/is the iTunes Music Store (itms) and that Apple sold apps via it for the click wheel iPod under the same percentages.
- Steko 5y agoIt’s pretty easy to verify that apple paid the credit card feeds from their cut, brief googling reveals many articles like this one: https://nypost.com/2004/05/07/apple-tunes-up-price-of-hits-may-jump-to-1-25-on-itunes/ https://nypost.com/2004/05/07/apple-tunes-up-price-of-hits-m...
- snuxoll 5y agoGo buy a couple of singles off iTunes over a couple of days and see how long it takes to hit your card. Apple has always deferred charging cards to minimize processing fees by bundling multiple purchases together.