You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Something on iOS

Re:You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Somet... by bradknowles on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @12:38PM (#20566534)

That 30% is specifically designed to be a little bit above the cost of running the system as a whole, but not much.

As you point out, they really don't make much in the way of profit on their software or services -- almost all their profit comes from selling the hardware.

So, 30% is just the cost of doing business in the ecosystem. If you don't like that, you don't have to participate in that ecosystem.

It is entirely your choice.

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Re:You’re Paying into a Broken System Whenever You Buy Somet... by random314 on Tuesday July 30, 2019 @01:33PM (#20567114)

> That 30% is specifically designed to be a little bit above the cost of running the system as a whole, but not much.

Unless you work in the finance department at Apple, you have no way of knowing this. And if you do, disclosing this is a fireable offense.

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