![]() Now compare that to Apple's adversarial relationship with developers in the App Store. You understand here how the power is ultimately in the hands of the producer. ![]() ![]() Other stores are not afforded such blessings, and are instead referred to as the "gray market," where warranty and other concerns are called into question. ![]() Apple also has an "authorized dealer" program where specific stores are granted direct access to products and marketing support. Apple does this quite deliberately, for example, setting different markups for different retailers (Amazon, for example). All they have to do is charge more for their software.Ĭommon in retail arrangements like you describe is the ability for the producer (the company that creates the product sold) to not only choose which retailers they want to feature their product, but to set minimum (and maximum) advertised markups. They simple want all the money for themselves. This wholesale price still gives the store owner enough money to operate their store sho I continue to wonder why these chintzy developers keep complaining about a standard fee. This is nothing when comparing it to a regular store's up-charge over what they pay for their "products." I keep seeing a note in the window of a health food store that give customers a 30% discount over list price when buying in bulk, in other words, their wholesale price. I've never had a problem with Apple's 30% fee. ![]()
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