Yeah, even of the companies don’t pocket the difference, he’s an idiot to suggest that this will cut inflation.
Or he’s just shitting on other companies who he knows are too greedy to do the same. Proton is getting positive press for this and he’s leaning into it with a bit of hyperbole
Not saying he’s a genius or anything, he’s just a spokesperson doing spokesperson things
How many years until prices go up? I bet they marked down 1-2 years where they realize they can’t up the prices. But after, it will creep up.
In a decade it’ll probably be the same price it was last year.
Interesting that Andy Yen does not have a Wiki page. But Proton says “Previously, Andy was a research scientist at CERN and has a PhD in particle physics from Harvard University.” so, I think he’s very smart, he’s just outside of his lane here.
So, I initially wanted to just kneejerk respond yes, it is absurd to suggest this ruling against Apple… would have any kind of generally noticable effect on inflation.
But I wanted to check the actual numbers.
Ok, so, total US consumer spending in 2024 is about $64 Trillion.
… The Apple App Store generated $105 Billion in revenue in 2024.
Ok, napkin math: 30% off of lets just say literally all App Store payments… , ok, we’ve cut costs by about $32 Billion… shave that off the $64 Trillion…
And voila!
A rough general price reduction of… 0.05%
Call a median US yearly income $60K, and they’ve saved $30 bucks. Maybe the cost either one or two DoorDash meals, depending on where you live.
We’re saved from inflation rofl!
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I think he’s a salesperson trying to sell the idea that getting rid of the apple tax is good for consumers.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
I mean that’s not wrong. I had no idea Apple was double-dipping like this. I wonder if Google is doing the same thing…
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Every store does this. Even Holy Valve
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Every company who takes a cut from in-app purchases, be it subscriptions or DLC, should be kneecapped by this ruling.
It’s one thing to take a cut from purchasing a game/app/whatever from whatever market it’s hosted on, it’s a whole other issue to keep reaching further into the dev’s pockets and take a cut from in-app purchases unrelated to the initial marketplace where the game/app was obtained.
hikaru755@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
What? Since when does Valve prohibit companies from redirecting customers to non-Valve purchasing flows? Because that’s what this ruling is about, it says Apple can’t prohibit apps from telling users to go buy off-platform for lower prices. Valve isn’t doing that with Steam afaik, actually I not aware of any other platform that does this
TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They literally do not lol
Serinus@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Here comes the Steam defenders.
Ulrich@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
What do you mean “double dipping”? I don’t own any Apple products. I purchased through Proton’s website.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
If someone purchases a Proton plan through the iOS app, Apple got a 30% cut of that. Which is stupid. Because Proton (and every other company with an iOS app) already pays Apple to simply have their app on Apple’s app store.