> They’re charging the apps for distribution, which is a lot of infrastructure and a lot of human-driven process that doesn’t come for free.
Yes but they're overcharging.
> Every segment of every market does not need to be relentlessly competitive.
It's significantly better for consumers if a 27% distribution fee faces competition.
Alternate app stores are a poor way to achieve this, but that doesn't mean the status quo is good.
> You are not entitled to be profitable any way you want
Same to apple. They want to control things they shouldn't have this much control over.
> Countries — especially relatively small ones — that try to legislate around this are just as likely to be seen as more trouble for Apple than they’re worth to have an official presence in.
If they get that aggressive, then thank goodness for the EU.
> Same to apple. They want to control things they shouldn't have this much control over.
I think that’s their right as a platform owner. They have no responsibility to sellers setting up shop in their walled garden. If the App Store was the busiest shopping mall in the world, they’re not obligated to make rent cheap; if your business model doesn’t work, apples rules are not new and you knew them before rolling the dice on an iOS app.
Under US law there is no guarantee it’s possible to craft a law that would stand up in court anyway.
> If the App Store was the busiest shopping mall in the world, they’re not obligated
If there were only 2 major places in the entire world to buy things from, and Apple had 57% of that shopping revenue, then yes, absolutely they would be obligated to do a lot of things.
Yes but they're overcharging.
> Every segment of every market does not need to be relentlessly competitive.
It's significantly better for consumers if a 27% distribution fee faces competition.
Alternate app stores are a poor way to achieve this, but that doesn't mean the status quo is good.
> You are not entitled to be profitable any way you want
Same to apple. They want to control things they shouldn't have this much control over.
> Countries — especially relatively small ones — that try to legislate around this are just as likely to be seen as more trouble for Apple than they’re worth to have an official presence in.
If they get that aggressive, then thank goodness for the EU.