The customer may start to care when content starts to cost more than it did, even if they aren't buying from Apple.
I'm not arguing that they can't do this, I'm arguing that them doing this is bad for everyone but them.
30% is not cheap for what is effectively just a payment processor. Can you imagine the outcry if Visa and Mastercard started charging 30% on every transaction?
(Yes, Apple do a little more than Visa/MC in this scenario. Not that the vendors want them to, mind.)
I'm not surprised that you were the first person to pipe up with a one-eyed defense of everything Apple does. It's kind of expected that you'll take a they-can-do-no-wrong attitude.
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Date: 2011-04-15 04:55 am (UTC)I'm not arguing that they can't do this, I'm arguing that them doing this is bad for everyone but them.
30% is not cheap for what is effectively just a payment processor. Can you imagine the outcry if Visa and Mastercard started charging 30% on every transaction?
(Yes, Apple do a little more than Visa/MC in this scenario. Not that the vendors want them to, mind.)
I'm not surprised that you were the first person to pipe up with a one-eyed defense of everything Apple does. It's kind of expected that you'll take a they-can-do-no-wrong attitude.