Re:Antitrust, the App Store, and Apple
by scarface74 on Tuesday November 27, 2018 @01:50PM
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1) console makers don't set the prices for games, (2) console makers can't charge any amount of markup on the games, (3) gamers have more mobility among platforms (can switch to PC gaming, for example).
Apple doesn’t set the prices on games. In fact, they got sued for illegally collaborating with book publishers for trying to allow publishers to set their own prices - unlike Amazon.
Apple doesn’t “charge a markup” they take a fee for selling games just like the console makers do for both their online games and physical disc. Back in the day, you had to get your media manufactured by the console maker.
If it were truly a markup, Netflix and Hulu would charge more for subscriptions via iTunes than on their website.
Users can change phones anytime they want to. In the US, you can switch phones every year or in some cases every 6 months.
Apple doesn’t set the prices on games. In fact, they got sued for illegally collaborating with book publishers for trying to allow publishers to set their own prices - unlike Amazon.
Apple doesn’t “charge a markup” they take a fee for selling games just like the console makers do for both their online games and physical disc. Back in the day, you had to get your media manufactured by the console maker. If it were truly a markup, Netflix and Hulu would charge more for subscriptions via iTunes than on their website.
Users can change phones anytime they want to. In the US, you can switch phones every year or in some cases every 6 months.