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30% Apple



Dan, that's a great point about not passing our subscriber info along...
that is very nice!

On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Dan O'Donovan <
odonovan-/2FeUQLD3jedFdvTe/nMLpVzexx5G7lz at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I personally think 30% is way to high. Perhaps 10-15% would be more
> > > reasonable, but Apple is huge and most companies are probably just
> going to
> > > along with this.
> >
> > Content publishers have been getting a free ride on the gravy train.
> > If they don't like it, they can get off.
>  It's also worth noting that Apple seldom make choices that result in a
> loss of experience for Apple or their customers - the only people who will
> lose out here are Mr. R. Murdoch et al. And do I care?
>
> It's also nice to read that Apple are refusing to pass subscriber's
> personal info on to publishers - those are valuable freebees for the
> publisher that aren't often used to the advantage of the subscriber.
>
> --
> Dan O'Donovan
>
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