Thread: Apple stops free Ipad newspaper subscriptions
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Old 01-17-2011, 06:55 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by petermillard View Post
No more parasitic than any retailer or distributor, surely? I think the idea is that the publisher is supposed to pay a commission to Apple because they're using Apple's sales and distribution channel (App store) without currently paying for it; not unreasonably (IMO) Apple want their slice when money's changed hands - or did you think that all those 'free' newspapers and magazines that are given out around our bus and train stations were delivered there for free, that the folks handing them out weren't being paid?

As other's have said, if it serves to push content towards a more usable web experience, then so much the better.

That would be a valid argument if you had the choice to simply download the app directly from the publisher's website instead of getting it from Apple's app store only. Apple prevents any installation of apps that haven't been sold by the app store to generate revenue without offering any added value.
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