Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's membership programs (2018)

Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by dylan604 on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @06:43PM (#29914470)

>Apple's app store is pure rent seeking.

If you don't like the landlord, don't move into the building. It's not the only building in town, but just the one with the most lucrative customers. If you want them to be your customers, you gotta pay to play.

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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by colinmhayes on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:28PM (#29915051)

I bought an iPhone before I knew about the fee. This is like the landlord telling me there's a 30% convenience fee on paying rent after I've signed the contract.

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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by dylan604 on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @07:38PM (#29915168)

As the iPhone user, you are not the one paying rent. You're the lucrative customer. You're fighting the wrong fight in this thread.

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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by colinmhayes on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:09PM (#29915425)

Apps charge more because apple takes a 30% commission. The app market has strong competition forcing prices down.

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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by dylan604 on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @08:21PM (#29915550)

You're now complaining that a BMW costs more than a Toyota. Shop where you can afford. You know how the prices are not too high? People are buying apps left, right, and center.

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Re:Apple execs: Let's take a 30% cut of Uber and Lyft's memb... by colinmhayes on Wednesday January 12, 2022 @09:52PM (#29916241)

Except a sideloaded app would be exactly the same other than costing less. I'd love to shop at a sideloading store. It doesn't exist for my phone.

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