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A comment on Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was dishonest, says judge. Parent comment

Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by dudus on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @09:38AM (#24627646)
How much does a retailer like walmart charge on a transaction like a video game? I'm not sure but I'm inclined to guess it's more than 30%
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Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by m_eiman on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @10:20AM (#24628131)
It's likely they add 30% to what they pay their supplier. At least that's what it was like 15-20 years ago when I worked in a games store, for PC and vide games. Board games have better margins.
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Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by dudus on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @12:08PM (#24629539)
Interesting. So maybe that's where apples 30% margin comes from. Retail stores charge that so they figured a virtual retail should charge the same. Except it has a much lower operating cost.
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Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by m_eiman on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @04:11AM (#24636618)
There are also a couple more levels in a physical supply chain, each adding their own percentage: manufacturer, distributor, probably a few more I don't know about.
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Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by colejohnson66 on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @01:21PM (#24641163)
When Apple introduced the App Store with iPhone OS 2, didn’t they claim than 30% was less than half what retail chains could charge?
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