30% Apple

[jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org (Jarod Wilson)]

On Feb 17, 2011, at 9:06 AM, Chris O'Connell wrote:

> This cost is simply going to be handed down to the consumer.
> 
> Unfortunately, Apple is a very greedy company.  They already have HUGE mark
> ups on all of their hardware.  Remember right before the IPAD was released
> one of the higher ups at Apple said "We are prepared to be nimble with our
> pricing if the IPAD doesn't sell."  Well, that right there should say
> something about the markup on the IPAD.

And yet, nobody else seems to have a truly competitive tablet for
less than the iPad...


> Their laptops are much the same
> (which is sad since I love the Macbook Pro line).

I see very little difference in price between comparably spec'd
pro/workstation class laptops from Dell, HP and Lenovo. The only
difference with Apple is that you don't have the opportunity to cut
corners all over the place to bring system cost down. If you do
actually stick to comparable parts and features across the board,
the price difference is negligible. And the Apple laptop is likely
to look much nicer. :)


> 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. Pretty sure even with Apple
taking a 30% cut, they'll still be quite profitable. And this is only
for in-app purchases, people can still get their content elsewhere,
and still use it on the iP*. I don't see a problem here myself.


-- 
Jarod Wilson, satisfied iPad, iPhone and MacBook Pro owner
jarod-ajLrJawYSntWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org