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by AnonC 2194 days ago
> 12% covers the overhead costs of the stores and still allows a healthy profit for the monopoly owner.

What’s so special about 12%? How would it cover the costs for every platform? Why shouldn’t capitalistic companies in a capitalistic market charge more (like 30%)? Book publishers and Amazon routinely take significantly much higher commissions. So why is the App Store to be treated badly while letting the other industries and companies continue their practices?