[BBLISA] 30% Apple

[Edward Ned Harvey]

> From: bblisa-bounces at bblisa.org [mailto:bblisa-bounces at bblisa.org] On
> Behalf Of Dean Anderson
> 
> Actually, Home Depot does get a commission of about 30% on every hammer
> sold.  Of course, they truck it, warehouse it, label it, insure it,
> handle it, expense damages and theft, take returns and provide customer
> support, thereby reliving the manufacturers of a significant expense of
> building a material distribution and sales system.
> 
> What does Apple do for the developer?

Well it's ok to charge a markup and make a profit.  But when you block
people from accessing any store except your own...  Imagine if you bought a
Dell laptop, and you were locked into all your future purchases coming from
the Dell store...