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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by varispeed on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:13PM (#33885449)
When selling a product, we were doing A/B tests with price points and so we had results that the same product was selling better if it was priced at £7.49 per month rather than £6.99. For some reason people subconsciously think that 7.49 is smaller than 6.99 or things like £5 wouldn't sell much but £5.99 would be going off the virtual shelves in an instant.

Crazy.

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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by vanshg on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:26PM (#33885648)
That should be for the merchant to decide, though, not Apple
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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by kergonath on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:27PM (#33886550)
Apple is the merchant.
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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by TillE on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @03:37PM (#33886669)
Yes that's one of the key services you get in exchange for 30%. Small companies really don't want to be handling sales tax requirements for every jurisdiction on the entire globe, it's a nightmare. Not to mention fraud, etc.
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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by threeseed on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @04:11PM (#33887115)
It's 15% for developers making less then $1m/year.

And as Apple demonstrated in Netherlands with the dating apps it is actually cheaper to use them that try to run your own payment system. Especially if you're trying to target a global audience.

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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by throwaway2037 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:18AM (#33891590)
You wrote: <<And as Apple demonstrated in Netherlands>>

That sounds interesting! Can you share a link?

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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by hackernewds on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @02:53PM (#33886071)
How broadly generalizable is that result though?
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Re:Apple announces upgrade to App Store pricing by varispeed on Tuesday December 06, 2022 @06:52PM (#33888795)
Unfortunately can't tell. The sample was something around 50k if I recall and like 90% adult male.
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