Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store
by LamaOfRuin on Saturday August 22, 2020 @01:25PM
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I'm just going to go ahead and assume your posts on this are intentionally obtuse. If not, try considering how the situations might be differentiated and why that might make your chosen analogues of wholesale vs retail might be flawed.
Have fun with all your posts on this story.
Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store
by scarface74 on Saturday August 22, 2020 @01:38PM
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Let’s keep it simple. Does any store allow goods to be sold without a markup for them to make a profit? When I walk into Walmart, how many of the items have a price labeled from the factory? Has any retailer of digital goods ever sold at cost? Does Epic charge a markup for their digital goods or do they sell at cost? Can I buy virtual goods for use in Fortnite and avoid the “Epic tax”?
Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store
by LamaOfRuin on Saturday August 22, 2020 @01:53PM
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No one said there is no markup. MSRP is explicitly not "at cost" or even wholesale. That is the actual point.
MSRP is constant at all retailers though.
Re:WordPressiOS Locked by App Store
by scarface74 on Saturday August 22, 2020 @02:26PM
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You really think that all retailers sell the same goods at the same price? Have you ever looked at the price of snacks at a movie theatre and compared the price anywhere else? Heck even at the grocery store a 20 ounce soda sold on the aisle is cheaper than the same soda sold at the checkout line refrigerated.
Are cars all sold at the same price everywhere? TVs? Computers?
Words Mean Things.
A “tax” is a government imposed fee.
A wholesale price is the price that a manufacturer sells a product to a retailer. Every retailer has a markup from the price that they get a product from a consumer. Do you think retailers don’t make a profit from the goods they sell in their store?
When did the MSRP not include a margin for the reseller? Why would a retailer sell a product without any margin?
You realize that everything you buy from a store has “pricing interference” from the retailer don’t you?