"Apple is leveraging their iOS monopoly into an adjacent market — the digital content market — and rent-seeking. Apple does nothing to increase the value of Netflix shows or Spotify music or Amazon books or any number of digital services from any number of app providers; they simply skim off 30% because they can."
If I download and use the Netflix app, Does Apple really take 30% of the monthly Netflix subscription payment? If so, that seems unreasonable because Netflix is doing most of the work of streaming the content.
"Apple is leveraging their iOS monopoly into an adjacent market — the digital content market — and rent-seeking. Apple does nothing to increase the value of Netflix shows or Spotify music or Amazon books or any number of digital services from any number of app providers; they simply skim off 30% because they can."
If I download and use the Netflix app, Does Apple really take 30% of the monthly Netflix subscription payment? If so, that seems unreasonable because Netflix is doing most of the work of streaming the content.