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Again, I bought GoW Ragnorok for $30 cheaper than the digital store ($99 in store, $129 on PSN). Same for most new releases, the PSN store is always overpriced.

by calsy 4y ago

Again, I bought GoW Ragnorok for $30 cheaper than the digital store ($99 in store, $129 on PSN). Same for most new releases, the PSN store is always overpriced. Same with xbox. Now we are talking sale of physical items on Amazon. Amazon is popular, doesn’t mean it has no competition. I can easily buy things on eBay, or Walmart or any number of big chain stores. Amazon isn’t the most popular online store where I live, eBay is. Kindle has lock in aswell, side loading is not convenient. most people wouldn’t know what it is. There are however many alternative ebook stores and many people do sell directly from a personal website cheaper. Many companies do sell their products on their own sites, Music can can be bought from alternative websites. Unlike the App Store, there is no rule that says these items must be sold from a single source. I do not understand where you're going with all this? Are these continually changing arguments meant to justify Apple locking out competition that allows them to freely set their own pricing? That no one would use alternatives anyway? That it's no different from retail?

scarface_74 4y ago
Your argument was > companies where able to host their own digital stores and sell their own digital products, Apple could not afford to mark up to 30% on sales because no one would buy anything at the inflated prices on their store Yet companies that do have a choice between selling products using their own distribution channels, overwhelmingly decide to sell through aggregators. Why is this? You keep bringing up buying a game locally as opposed to buying it threw the PS store. My point is the platform provider is still getting a cut. > alternative websites. Unlike the App Store, there is no rule that says these items must be sold from a single source. Your argument was why would merchants sell on the App Store if they weren’t forced to. My Counterexample is that even when that choice is available, merchants still chose to sell through aggregators because that’s where the customers are.
- calsy 4y ago
  I would keep going but what a waste of a day. Agree to disagree.

by calsy 4y ago

scarface_74 4y ago

Your argument was > companies where able to host their own digital stores and sell their own digital products, Apple could not afford to mark up to 30% on sales because no one would buy anything at the inflated prices on their store Yet companies that do have a choice between selling products using their own distribution channels, overwhelmingly decide to sell through aggregators. Why is this? You keep bringing up buying a game locally as opposed to buying it threw the PS store. My point is the platform provider is still getting a cut. > alternative websites. Unlike the App Store, there is no rule that says these items must be sold from a single source. Your argument was why would merchants sell on the App Store if they weren’t forced to. My Counterexample is that even when that choice is available, merchants still chose to sell through aggregators because that’s where the customers are.

calsy 4y ago
I would keep going but what a waste of a day. Agree to disagree.