Re:Android users in Europe will be asked which browser and s...
by Barrin92 on Thursday March 21, 2019 @01:13AM
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>Commission for marketing and/or maintaining a platform for sale is not uncommon
I think this would be a strong point if commissioning the store was the primary means of income for apple. But apple strategically uses the fees to attack their competitors. Squeezing spotify for example with a 30% fee while at the same time pushing out apple music for a ~30% lower price.
That in my mind is not a content agnostic platform seeking to make money as a service provider, but leveraging a platform to attempt to gain monopolistic power by force.
My real issue is that there is no alternative. You can’t opt out and use a different store.