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> I don't care if the developer pays I think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays.
by screamingninja 3y ago
> I don't care if the developer pays
I think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays.
- nottorp 3y ago> I think you, as the consumer, are the one who pays. And you somehow think reducing the commission to, say, 5%, will reduce prices?
- screamingninja 3y agoI cannot say that it will, though in theory the businesses that want to compete would want to pass the savings to the consumers while staying profitable. But I can say with certainty that increasing the commission will increase the prices. Companies do not pay this fee/commission out of their own pockets.
- nottorp 3y ago> in theory the businesses that want to compete would want to pass the savings to the consumers while staying profitable This is the app market, not the wheat flour market. Most of the time the apps aren't interchangeable. At least those that provide some value *. So... they will charge what the market will bear. Do you see Apple reducing their commission from 30% to 5% and changing the 0.99 price to 0.79? I don't. * ok, not flashlight and TODO apps. Edit: actually Apple reduced the commission from 30% to 15% for some apps. Did you see any app at 0.84 in the app store? Didn't think so...
- screamingninja 3y agoYou make some terrible straw man arguments.
- samatman 3y agoCorrect. I, the consumer, see a price on an app, and either I pay it, or I don't. How the pie gets divvied up is no skin off my nose. None of my business.