[OT] Apple at it again
Richmond
richmondmathewson at gmail.com
Wed Feb 16 14:05:29 EST 2011
On 02/16/2011 08:48 PM, Robert Brenstein wrote:
> On 16.02.11 at 11:57 -0600 David C. apparently wrote:
>> Bob said:
>>>> If vendors do not like the deal, they don't have to sign the
>>>> contract.
>>>> If users do not like Apple practices, they can avoid buying the
>>>> product.
>>
>> What you are overlooking is that vendors like Amazon have already
>> invested who knows how much, to build and provide first class
>> applications for Apple products and their customers.
>>
>
> Let us not forget that nobody forces them to use Apple App Store if
> they are not willing to accept Apple's conditions. They can continue
> selling as they have been so far. This is quite different from the iOS
> App Store where it is practically the only selling venue. For some
> companies with limited marketing reach, 30% cut may well be worth it.
> Adjustments of this deal will surely follow as marketing forces and
> loud people have their play, as Richard predicted.
>
> Robert
>
I just sell things from my website; marvellous; rather like my EFL
school; only me, myself and I;
just imagine; I can strut around and pretend to be Steve Jobs all by
myself, in the privacy
of my own home, and not have to put up with all sorts of know-it-alls
telling me to take
flying leaps and so on . . . :)
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