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Do you think they’re also due 30% of all sales through Safari? Or 30% of all sales on macOS? Surely the work there is just as worthwhile as on iOS. They have
by _aavaa_ 1y ago
Do you think they’re also due 30% of all sales through Safari? Or 30% of all sales on macOS?
Surely the work there is just as worthwhile as on iOS.
They have been compensated, when people bought the hardware. Anything beyond that is blatant rent seeking and anti competitive.
Replace the word Apple with Microsoft and see how ridiculous their stance is. Even Microsoft didn’t attempt to take a cut of every software and digital good sale.
- musicale 1y ago> Even Microsoft didn’t attempt to take a cut of every software and digital good sale. The closer comparison is with Microsoft's walled-garden game system and store: "Microsoft's Xbox Store charges a 30% commission on digital game sales and in-app purchases, aligning with industry standards." https://www.1d3.com/blog/platform-fees https://www.1d3.com/blog/platform-fees
- _aavaa_ 1y agoNo, the closest comparison is Apple's own devices that they also sell, Macs. The exact same store features many of the exact same apps (often literally the same executable). That store also takes 30%, but is not the only way to get apps on a MacBook. And I am eager to apply the sam standard to video game consoles; you can charge 30% to people to use your store, but you can't force them to use it, same as on PCs.