> This isn't anywhere near the value that AWS provides, despite demanding a much higher premium.
> Apple is wildly delusional on the value that they provide.
For non-Netflix-like services, strongly disagree. A service with no customers means 0 costs required to pay AWS. Say what you want, but sales & distribution is one of the most important, if not THE most important factor of a business.
> They already have the marketing power to force people to subscribe at their website.
Yes, Netflix specifically does, but other developers who leverage Apple's ecosystem? Not so much.
What's interesting here is that other traditional distributor and retailers of goods and services often have negotiated rates. Apple does no such thing - it's rate is fixed (on paper), meaning Apple thinks is distribution is equal in value for all developers - I think this is where the criticism should be.
> Apple is wildly delusional on the value that they provide.
For non-Netflix-like services, strongly disagree. A service with no customers means 0 costs required to pay AWS. Say what you want, but sales & distribution is one of the most important, if not THE most important factor of a business.
> They already have the marketing power to force people to subscribe at their website.
Yes, Netflix specifically does, but other developers who leverage Apple's ecosystem? Not so much.
What's interesting here is that other traditional distributor and retailers of goods and services often have negotiated rates. Apple does no such thing - it's rate is fixed (on paper), meaning Apple thinks is distribution is equal in value for all developers - I think this is where the criticism should be.