Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it

Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by fenomas on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @04:07AM (#22052764)

I can only speak for Japan, but all three major carriers here had app stores years before the iPhone launched.

(Apple's may have been the first store operated by a hardware maker rather than a carrier though.)

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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by DagAgren on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @08:49AM (#22054074)

Yes, carriers had app stores, that were not generally open to anyone, and that took a much bigger cut than Apple.

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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by fenomas on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @11:05AM (#22055381)

> that were not generally open to anyone

Apple's store isn't open to anyone.

> and that took a much bigger cut than Apple.

AFAIK Docomo (largest carrier in Japan) took 9%. Are you sure you know what you're talking about here?

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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by DagAgren on Thursday January 16, 2020 @04:25AM (#22062916)

I don't see a reasonable definition by which the Apple app store is not open to anyone to publish in.

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Re:Apple’s “monopsony” power, and the woman who named it by fenomas on Thursday January 16, 2020 @08:16AM (#22064174)

It's open to anyone Apple certifies, and not to anyone else. How is that different from Docomo's model 5-6 years earlier?

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