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0 pointsWWLink5y ago0 comments

How about a point where Apple doesn't expect a kickback from every transaction that occurs on an apple device?

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TuringNYC5y ago· 1 in thread

What happens now if the account is created now on iOS, but then I do a transaction, say via the web? Does AAPL get a share of the offline transaction also if done via the same account? A good example might be something like the Starbucks app.

gamblor9565y ago

It's a physical product, so currently Apple isn't attempting to levy a 30% charge on the transaction.

Apple is having enough trouble getting retailers to accept Apple Pay as it is; attempting to tax physical sales would kill Apple Pay and likely bring about the immediate ire of pretty much every government of every jurisdiction they do business in.

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