I see the folks defending Apple's cut from their own digital storefront (appstore) and comparing it to brick and mortar stores made it to the chat. Imagine thinking a store like Target charging a 30% markup on a physical good is remotely the same as a digital store doing something similar.
Tim is actually right about this, the problem being Apple almost literally paved the way for these large percentage cuts on digital merch, and people have been defending it with "make your own appstore" remarks since as far back as I can remember. At this point, if the market bares it, competitors are just going to charge what they can. Because honestly, why not? "Make your own social media platform if you don't like it." You allow the precedent to be set and reap what you sow.
Tim is actually right about this, the problem being Apple almost literally paved the way for these large percentage cuts on digital merch, and people have been defending it with "make your own appstore" remarks since as far back as I can remember. At this point, if the market bares it, competitors are just going to charge what they can. Because honestly, why not? "Make your own social media platform if you don't like it." You allow the precedent to be set and reap what you sow.