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30% cheaper prices? Better user experience?

• HWR_14 5y ago
  Why would prices be cheaper? How would the user interface be changed in anyway and how would it benefit users? That's exactly my point. There are no real improvements I can see coming from any new store. Please explain how it will be better and why any actor would make it better.
  • Keats 5y ago
    > Why would prices be cheaper? In the emails linked, even Apple acknowledges that the 30% will be passed to the customers.
    • HWR_14 5y ago
      One Apple employee acknowledged that in their discussions with Uber employees about their need to pay a commission on IAPs, Uber tried to convince Apple to remove their commission because that 30% would have to get passed on to customers. However, I have no reason to believe that Uber would actually follow through. It seemed like a bluff. Certainly, any economic theory I'm aware of would have Uber and customers split that 30%, with Uber paying the vast majority out of profits.