ebw on 17 December 2012
| MikeRox said: Maybe getting rid of apples iron grip on software distribution on certain platforms would be more beneficial? It might be worth rivals developing competitive alternatives to Office then and stimulate more competition. A 30% cut is bigger than any other platform holder I can think of. |
Really? Have you never heard of the following?
Google Play: 30%
Amazon: 30% (Amazon used to charge magazines 70% before Apple got in the game -- now that's steep)
BlackBerry: 30% (was 20% until two years ago)
Steam: 30% (was 40% until last year)
Windows Store: 30%, sliding down to 20% for successful apps
Note that out of these, the Windows Store is the one which is seriously desperate for content. While 30% is evidently not the lowest price around, it certainly seems to be reasonable by default.
