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Why stop there? If I have money in my pocket and place the iPhone there as well, Apple should be entitled to 30% of it.
by starik36 5y ago
Why stop there? If I have money in my pocket and place the iPhone there as well, Apple should be entitled to 30% of it.
- heavyset_go 5y agoText your boss using iMessage? Then Apple is entitled to 30% of your paycheck, too.
- shashashasha___ 5y agoor at least own 30% of the text message content.
- supreme_berry 5y ago
- pxtail 5y agoRecently there was discussion[0] about Apple devices dominance amongst teenagers ~85% mobile devices in US. Apple is heading towards market domination in a couple of years - in US first but in some European countries trend seems to be catching as well. With company's total control over locked down hardware, software, software delivery and browser (and other, fresh endeavors like identity management aka AppleId, payments etc) it will be very interesting time and quite a show to observe. [0]https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29851317 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29851317
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 5y agoPeople will just work around that by choosing a different pocket, screwing Apple out of their fair cut.
- Jleagle 5y agoDoes the electricity company take a cut from online payments too for allowing people to use their infrastructure.
- londons_explore 5y agoMaybe they should... "We charge $50/month extra for the iphone charging service. If we detect an iPhone in your house, the charge will be automatically applied to your bill".