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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by banachtarski on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @02:41PM (#20097954)
Right Google Apple and Amazon all take exactly %30.

Seems like a fair competitive market. /s

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Re:Apple is now a privacy-as-a-service company by pwinnski on Tuesday June 04, 2019 @04:23PM (#20098845)
I remember life before the iOS App Store. Mechanisms for delivering software on MacOS usually took a much larger cut than 30%. Heck, when Apple announced 30%, Amazon had to scramble and switch from keeping 70% to matching Apple's 30%. Amazon still keeps 70% if you price your ebook under $3, in fact, while Apple does not.

Your comment implies price-fixing, but history demonstrates competition, and Apple lowered the costs for everyone.

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