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I wonder why Apple doesn't open up. Or else just switch to a Costco model where membership means they get to dictate what’s sold at what margin using which cred

I wonder why Apple doesn't open up. Or else just switch to a Costco model where membership means they get to dictate what’s sold at what margin using which credit card network? Is the end game to force regulation on everyone (Google, etc) and then switch to a Costco model themselves?

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akmarinov 3y ago
Money. Why give up 30% of everything on your store?
labster 3y ago
In the immortal words of Rod Blagojevich, “I've got this thing and it's fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I'm just not giving it up for fuckin' nothing. I'm not gonna do it.”