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Nothing wrong with losing a little bit of money to make a lot of money. Even Pablo Escobar had to write off 10% of all his money due to rats eating it. I feel like these people are ok with giving Google/Apple a 30% cut if it means a platform is provided for them to make the other 70%

> Even Pablo Escobar had to write off 10% of all his money due to rats eating it.

I didn't think this was true, but your statement checks out. Wow!

> "Pablo was earning so much that each year we would write off 10% of the money because the rats would eat it in storage or it would be damaged by water or lost," Escobar wrote.

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/pablo-escobar-and-rubber-band...

Well, the money was illegal to begin with.

That does seem steep. The main article indicates methods that I suspect don't involve a 30% cut.