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> Apple by comparison demands 15% which is 3.5x as much of a cut. Apple provides credit card processing, and approval into the App Store [...] . This isn't anyw
by 908B64B197 5y ago
> Apple by comparison demands 15% which is 3.5x as much of a cut. Apple provides credit card processing, and approval into the App Store [...] . This isn't anywhere near the value that AWS provides, despite demanding a much higher premium.
It's access to an extremely valuable demographics. Everyone ships on the App Store first because that's where paying customers and high value users are.
All that AWS infrastructure to stream media is worthless without consumers at the other end of the wire.
- EugeneG 5y agoCorrect. You can go to AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, host yourself, others, if you want cloud infrastructure. It's more or less commoditized. On the other hand, if you want access thousands of customers who are willing to pay for and use your product ... well that's tough. And it's expensive. The real value is getting exposure to people who will pay real money. Value isn't equal to technical difficulty. That's why Google Ads are pricy, and that's why ads in a niche industry magazine targeting a very specific demographic can be even more expensive.