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I don’t think the article’s comparison with Stripe is valid. The App Store is not just payment infrastructure. It provides distribution and discovery as well. A more valid comparison would be with Amazon.

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> It provides distribution and discovery as well. A more valid comparison would be with Amazon.

Comparing the distribution of megabytes of packages vs physical packages with all the associated real world logistics? Really? One is drastically easier and cheaper.

Of course. That’s exactly my point. I don’t know what cut Amazon takes from sellers. But you would expect it to be higher than Apple’s cut, since it is dealing with physical goods. The comparison would be interesting. (Unlike the comparison with Stripe.)

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