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Anti-steering is standard throughout the e-commerce industry. Amazon, EBay, and Etsy don't allow sellers to communicate alternate places of purchase on their sites and neither do gaming stores like Steam on PC or the Playstation Store on Sony consol…
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For reference, here's an article from 2013 regarding the launch of the Xbox One. Technically, the hardware + manufacturing cost for the console itself is already less than the retail price at launch. Other costs related to launching the product are …
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omar morales said: The the trashcan Mac Pro when unchanged for about that amount of time and Apple never lowered the price. Yeah, you can find some individual items here and there in Apple's lineup that work like that, but the lawsuit is foc…
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Smart move on Apple's part. From what I've seen reported by the video game industry in the past, both Sony and MS had adopted hardware strategies post PS3/360 where they tried to come relatively close to break even on hardware at launch. Taking a mo…
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Not sure why Epic thinks this helps their case. An email where Schiller expressed indifference about scam apps is what they needed, not one where he's upset that scam apps were getting through. The latter supports Apple's stance that the App Store i…
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Netflix is a company that has consistently increased prices for streaming regardless of whether it was paying the cut to Apple or not. That's just part of their business plan, so the relevance of Netflix to antitrust issues that center around consum…
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xyzzy01 said: Second: In the context of Android, you clearly have a choice - you don't have to pay the 30% - you can sideload the app, or even install another app store. "Oh, but then my customers won't find my app or install it" - great, you've…
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xyzzy01 said: First: Epic charges only 12%, not 30%. They also drop the fee for using their engine if you sell through them - that is another 5% which you don't have to pay. Epic has two tiers: 12% (they don't handle transactions like the App…
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pichael said: What I find really interesting about this “fact” that games consoles are sold at a loss idea is the actual fact that Nintendo only ever sold the Wii U at a loss. Every other console they released is sold to a profit. I wonder if…
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InspiredCode said: This argument breaks down with in-app purchase. In-app purchase is for a store inside your own app. In this case the customer in *your* store may have become a customer somewhere outside the App Store, but the App Store still …
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mr lizard said: Not being able to link out, and not even being able to tell the customer where to go to make payments outside of the app, is just childish and petty. No, it's the standard for the entire e-commerce industry. Internet based s…
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AppleInsider said: Benjamin Simon, CEO of the company that develops yoga app Down Dog, took the stand to testify that, while it does offer out-of-network payments to its clients, Apple's rules hinder discovery of the in-app payment alternative. …
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Trey_Lance said: The Chinese communists are very calculating people That's more of a reason to doubt their involvement. What would they be hoping to achieve with such a flimsy case? It's easier to see it being motivated by individual ego than…
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baconstang said: What was the last one they charges for? Lion? Mountain Lion. Mavericks was the 1st freebie.
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gatorguy said: Epic’s approach is clearly the most ambitious, and, as I noted, the least likely to succeed. What seems like a mistake to me is Apple’s insistence on anti-steering rules. The fact that apps can’t even tell you that they have a web…
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I don't know if "poker" is the best analogy. Seems more like Epic is pulling the arm on a slot machine and hoping to get lucky while also knowing the odds of winning are not in their favor.
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avon b7 said: "App stores play a central role in today's digital economy," added Vestager in a statement. "Our preliminary finding is that Apple is a gatekeeper to users of iPhones and iPads via the App Store." The word 'gatekeeper' says it all.…
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canukstorm said: That’s incorrect. I can subscribe to & pay for Netflix right on Netflix’s website & then just login to the iOS / iPad app. In this situation, Apple wouldn’t get a cut of my Netflix subscription. Only if I use Apple’s in-…
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avon b7 said: However, beyond awareness (and how it is transmitted) Apple still has the problem of it being the sole channel for app distribution on iDevice platforms. The EU isn't saying that in this case. They appear to be focused on third …
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avon b7 said: No. That isn't the case. It is about the App Store, not the Internet. The music can be streamed from the Internet. Payments can be made over the Internet. That is irrevelant here because the focus is on the App Store. It's abou…