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> Have you ever actually met or heard of a user (outside of software engineers on hacker news) that cares about this? Users are kept ignorant by Apple's polici
by heavyset_go 5y ago
> Have you ever actually met or heard of a user (outside of software engineers on hacker news) that cares about this?
Users are kept ignorant by Apple's policies. Apple punishes developers if they choose to educate users about Apple's fees or offer lower prices for purchases that Apple won't get a cut of.
- vineyardmike 5y agoI almost never seen a normal product that advertises their retailers margin on it, and/or advertises an alternative cheaper store. Can you imagine walking into a drug store to buy OTC meds and the bottle has a "buy this 30% off online at xyz.com" sticker? No retailer would want that. I occasionally see MSRP price printed on packaging, which is sometimes mis-matched with the store I'm at - its usually convenience stores and other similar places that add extra markup for high-demand items (and usually you know what to expect).
- pritambaral 5y agoApples to oranges. Retailers don't force suppliers to give them a 30% cut of every sale. Retailers don't prevent suppliers from selling with other retailers. Retailers have competition and cannot abuse their monopoly, even if they can acquire a monopoly position.
- vineyardmike 5y agoYou have it backwards. Apple is the retailer. Retailers do take 30%+ of every sale. Have you seen retail markups? > Retailers don't prevent suppliers from selling with other retailers. Some do.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI've bought plenty of products that explained their fee structure built into pricing. There are also plenty of stores that also explain their processor fees.
- vineyardmike 5y agoFrom big box national stores?