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Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by stickfigure on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @11:13AM (#3919465)
Are you willing to pay 23%[1] more for the convenience of not having to open a window? Because Apple's 30% cut introduces a new cost into the system. Dunno about you, but I'll almost always take the 23% discount and click a few extra buttons.

[1] 1 - (1/1.3) is the additional percentage that must be added to a price maintain constant revenue.[2]

[2] To be pedantic, Apple also handles payment card processing, which is ~3%. So the difference is really 1-(1.03/1.30) = 20.8%

Re:Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox by nupark2 on Wednesday May 02, 2012 @02:31PM (#3920463)
> Are you willing to pay 23%[1] more for the convenience of not having to open a window?

Yes. If the choice is between UX and cost, I'll almost always pay more.

Not everyone will, but the people that don't are less profitable customers, as Apple is demonstrating.