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Originally Posted by asdasd
Apple is basically acting as a rentier here.
So the whole "iTunes/App Store" name is just a massive cover up for their rentier operation?
They planned from the beginning to use the word...
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Originally Posted by cmf2
The profit margins in retail stores have little (if anything) to do with the profit margins of companies offering subscription services online.
Please, elaborate for me.
I would love for someone to...
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Originally Posted by asdasd
They dont host any content.
( is it worth replying to every moron, I wonder?)
Ah! So say when I go to buy Angry Birds in the App Store, there actually isn't even a page there. There's nothing....
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Originally Posted by piratebob
I am betting 0%. I have to educate my clients all the time on why I charge what I charge. They then shake their heads and say, oh, I never realized that. lol Some of it just apple haters who will...
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Originally Posted by AdonisSMU
I disagree with apple's move there. I think it's bad for the consumer. a 30% cut for a credit card payment.
Wow.
iTunes/App Store is NOT a credit card processor. IT'S A STORE.
They are...
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Originally Posted by Wiggin
I disagree. 30% for nothing more than processing the payment and passing the data?
QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE SAYING IT'S "UNFAIR":
How many of you work in, own or have ever owned, a...
I know there will be tons of bashing in this thread but I'm happy with Apple's response and believe in their sincerity to make things right.
I think these incidents are the last thing Apple wants and they'll spend the millions (small...
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Originally Posted by bullhead
Windows Phone has been out in Europe and the a lot of the rest of the world for quite some time and no one is buying it. Why would people suddenly buy a Windows Phone just because it is from Nokia? ...
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Originally Posted by hittrj01
If they can corner a market the way they did with Windows, Office, and more recently, Xbox, it is very well worth it. I would rather bet on Apple's model of savvy business moves and an uncanny feel...