30_percent_fucked

 <RJ>	wow http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/15/apple-launches-subscriptions-for-content-publishers-on-the-app-store/	2:54 PM
 <RJ>	apple just fucked over online music subs for the iphone	2:54 PM
 <RJ>	presumably in anticipation of launching their own streaming sub later in the year	2:55 PM
 <RJ>	(i don't imagine spotify's margins are anywhere near 30%, so subs via itunes are useless to them, for example)	2:55 PM
 <matt>	RJ: wonder how they split "when Apple brings a new customer" vs "when the publisher brings"	2:55 PM
 <RJ>	matt: if you signup on, eg spotify's website, that's "the publisher brings"	2:56 PM
 <matt>	yeah, that's what I figured	2:56 PM
 <RJ>	but you are forbidden from having a link to that from within the app	2:56 PM
 <jono>	wow, that sucks	2:56 PM
 <attila>	ouch	2:56 PM
 <RJ>	so basically, people on the iphone will *always* subscribe using itunes, because it's easier	2:56 PM
 <matt>	so yeah, any appstore-based discovery (ie. featured) means the 30% applies	2:56 PM
 <matt>	eeeek	2:56 PM
 <RJ>	better for the consumer, except many services can't survive a 30pc loss of revenue	2:57 PM
 <matt>	not in music, anyway	2:57 PM
 <jono>	it's especially harsh that they're enforcing the app price to be the same or less through the app store	2:57 PM
 <RJ>	slightly less of an issue for some other content, however some publishers will have deals where they only get <=30% of net sale price etc.. and it fucks them just as bad	2:57 PM
 <RJ>	should be fun to watch the ensuing shitstorm	2:58 PM
 <matt>	indeed :-/