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 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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