At this point, you could say that Apple got to being worth 2 trillion dollars through theft.
That 30% cut is disgusting.
But it’s voluntary, in that you’re not forced to be on the App Store. So “theft” is pushing it a bit.
At this point, you could say that Apple got to being worth 2 trillion dollars through theft.
That 30% cut is disgusting.
It is but Apple doesn’t like to pay fines 😂 they’re going to find a way to get away with it.maximum 50 million euros? LOL. That's coffee change for Apple.
People have no clue when they make the "theft" comment.But it’s voluntary, in that you’re not forced to be on the App Store. So “theft” is pushing it a bit.
don't forget the extra they charge for downloaded bytes. the price really makes the mobile operators with their overpriced data packages blushIf you price your ebook from $2.99 to $9.99, Amazon takes a 30% commission. If you price your ebook outside of that range, Amazon takes a 65% commission.
Yeah, basically they are expecting Apple to say: “Here, use my infrastructure to advertise and distribute your product, and while you make money, I’ll just sit here making nothing.”.Hmmm. If the intent of the ACM is to force Apple out of the commission, Apple might take some drastic steps. We'll see where this goes.
At this point, you could say that Apple got to being worth 2 trillion dollars through theft.
That 30% cut is disgusting.
But it’s voluntary, in that you’re not forced to be on the App Store. So “theft” is pushing it a bit.
Nonsensical comparison. Mafia "protection" involves them going to an existing business and demanding money not to ruin it. Obviously, developers did not have an existing App Store business prior to Apple's involvement. Apple created the operating system and the store. Then the developers made their own decision to release apps through the store.In the same way that you don't have to pay protection money to the mafia, you just have to leave, right?
Especially not for a tiny market like the Netherlands. Maybe a mid-sized market like Japan or a major market like U.S. and China, but I think Apple would probably rather just pay the fine than implement a precedence in this case.No it's not. In the grand scheme the fine is meaningless. Apple is not going to start a precedent by giving up it's commissions.
At this point, it’ll be best to just remove all the dating apps from the Apple store so Apple doesn’t have to deal with this. Not worth the fight.
Or time for people to reevaluate their curious allegiances to brands and the big corporations behind them.Time for Apple to pull out of the Dutch market.
They wouldn't have a choice, right? When the prices go up, they simply do. Maybe consumers can reach out to their representatives and ask that they work in everyone's best interest and not just one industry.I don't think anyone is going to pay a higher fee and why should the consumers be punished?
Spotify already had to provide their financial records to the EU in their prior complaint about Apple. Less than 1% of their iOS subscriptions are actually subject to Apple's commission. Essentially, they lied to the EU when making their original complaint about commissions.The problem with doing this is that the ruling is only limited to dating apps because a coalition of dating apps made the complaint. Any other sector making the same complaint (and they will, Spotify are just waiting for this to complete) will very likely succeed, and the ruling is on the basis of European competition law, so it is very likely the precedent of this will spread to dozens of other countries, even aside from forthcoming legislation mandating it.
Retaliation against the state mandate? Do they still wish to live?At this point, it’ll be best to just remove all the dating apps from the Apple store so Apple doesn’t have to deal with this. Not worth the fight.
I don't think anyone is going to pay a higher fee and why should the consumers be punished?
At this point, you could say that Apple got to being worth 2 trillion dollars through theft.
That 30% cut is disgusting.