dwineman:

In a probably-futile attempt to stem the tide of redundant comments, I’ll address some of the more frequent reactions to my last post:

If you don’t like it, don’t use it! Duh.
You’re missing the point. The issue is that this is a software EULA which for the first time attempts to restrict…

orbooks:

HERE is why we at OR dread dealing with intermediary sellers—sure, by spurning a behemoth like Amazon, we can feel morally superior (strange to think that Barnes & Noble is today’s underdog)—but that’s not the primary reason. It’s that the big stores are such whiners, and unfortunately they’re…

John Oakes hits the nail on the head here!

ingraham:

Giving Apple more benefit of doubt that they probably deserve on this issue, making purchasing work the same way in all apps would be a lovely thing for usability. In utopian ecommerce, you would buy anything for use with an app from within the app and it would always work almost the same way.

Now…what’s that worth? How large a piece of each purchase is your company willing to give Apple just so that everything can be all tidy like that?

30%?

Probably not.

That’s a really big cut for an abstract benefit. A 30% cut makes sense for apps themselves, but it sure doesn’t for in-app purchases. It’s gouging and the market is definitely not going to bear it.

I have dared to predict. Now let’s sit back and watch the fur fly.

(Source: ingraham)