Re:Telegram CEO Accuses Apple of Crushing Entrepreneurs
by matesz on Sunday October 30, 2022 @05:03AM
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Yeah I can see how this will quickly devolve into some kind of epic legal battle and I am not a lawyer.
However that is not the point. As a consumer, wouldn't you like to see cost breakdown like this?
App purchase: $10.00
Direct intermediary total: 30%
Payment processor total: 0.15%
Government total: 8.25%
PS. Software Engine total: 5%
PS. Patent uses total: 5.63% [1]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32374976 - so finally we can put patent trolling issue to rest, that is to make it impossible for patent owners to prohibit it's uses and instead use appraisers to define value of a patent in it's particular use. This may mean forcing users to pay for a patent use, even in products which were initially free.
However that is not the point. As a consumer, wouldn't you like to see cost breakdown like this?
App purchase: $10.00
Direct intermediary total: 30%
Payment processor total: 0.15%
Government total: 8.25%
PS. Software Engine total: 5%
PS. Patent uses total: 5.63% [1]
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32374976 - so finally we can put patent trolling issue to rest, that is to make it impossible for patent owners to prohibit it's uses and instead use appraisers to define value of a patent in it's particular use. This may mean forcing users to pay for a patent use, even in products which were initially free.