French Newspapers Teaming Up in Digital Content Negotiations with Apple

[commander.data]

Apple could and probably should compromise on the 30% for subscriptions. As in the standard 30% for single issue purchases, and say 20% for recurring subscriptions. Hopefully developers would pass some of that savings onto consumers encouraging people to subscribe. Long-term customers is good for developers and also good for Apple and be worth a reduction in their cut.

Apple shouldn't be as generous with customer data though. Perhaps they could give developers aggregate data across all users or all users of a device (iPhone vs iPad for example) or regional information, but not allow developers to track individual users.

 

[.11]

Don't be so sure about that:

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???

What, is that image supposed to prove your point? Google's asking you whether or not you want to give Zygna permission for all of that info, they aren't giving it away to them.

If you don't want Zygna to have that info, say "No thanks" and don't play the game.

 

[Giuly]

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Don't screw them over, or they'll build their own newsstand

 

[Cloudsurfer]

Well it's about bloody time. My fingers are aching to make a fresh new iCloud account

 

[JHankwitz]

And while the 30% commission to Apple is expensive, I'm still very happy...

It's amazing how everyone keeps carrying on about how expensive Apple's 30% cut is. Believe me, compared to the rest of the world, this is really cheep. Most distributors get far more:
Your local furniture store gets over 85%,
Your local jewelry store gets over 80%.
Distribution costs for hard-copy magazines and newspapers is well over 75%. Apple's 30% is a significant savings.

I'm sure that Apple's measley 30% barely covers their distribution expenses.

 

[marksman]

This is what they take a stand for?

 

[accessoriesguy]

Forget the 10%, 30% numbers, that's a distraction. The customer data collection is key here. Google is more than happy to give away all your information, after all, that is their core business. Apple are not, so saying that "The French are doing good" here is misguided in the extreme. Apple is protecting your rights.

that is very true, with your emails being purged by gmail to get your information. As does facebook and as can Google+, what a nasty little play.

guess it all depends what you want;
lower price but feed them your data
or
higher price but keep your data private
decisions, decisions...

 

[Gasu E.]

I guess what de Grasse's navy did at the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 wasn't really all that important.

It only ensured that the Americans would be able to win at Yorktown (using French naval and ground forces under Rochambeau, who commanded them.) No biggie.

Yeah, but what have they done lately?

 

[Bernard SG]

How NYT web app is doing?

I believe you're thinking about the FT (Financial Times), NYT's app is still up and running within the in-app purchase model.

 

[Oletros]

I believe you're thinking about the FT (Financial Times), NYT's app is still up and running within the in-app purchase model.

Ups, yes, Financial Times, thanks

 

[lewisdorigo]

Google don't give away or even sell their customer's data, I don't know where this myth comes from. They collect and use it for targeted advertising but you can't go and buy it from them.

One Pass will share customer data, such as names, zip codes and email addresses with publishers, which makes it in this sense more appealing than Apple's plans, in which the data is only available if consumers opt in to share it.

http://www.editorsweblog.org/multimedia/2011/02/googles_one_pass_is_it_actually_competin.php

Google is letting publishers keep about 90 percent of subscription revenue gained through One Pass and is passing along some customer data.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/16/us-google-onepass-idUSTRE71F4SP20110216

Google One Pass it their little-talked-about competitor to Apple’s Digital Subscriptions.