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A comment on Ask HN: I don't understand why app stores charge 30% of app sales.

Re:Ask HN: I don't understand why app stores charge 30% of a... by crystalmace on Thursday May 08, 2014 @03:46AM (#7714320)
Because they can. They have a large userbase; being the only legitimate way that users can get apps for their iDevice gives them a monopoly on a huge market
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Re:Ask HN: I don't understand why app stores charge 30% of a... by mooism2 on Thursday May 08, 2014 @04:12AM (#7714367)
Why 30%? Why not 35%, 40%, 50%?
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