More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
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#2This is the kind of thing that makes me confident CEOs, etc. are over paid by a ton. How good of a job are you doing if everyone hates your brand so much that a ton of governments are suing you? How valuable was all that JiT manufacturing bullshit that’s going to cost the car companies $100 billion this year. How good is the leadership that’s taken the brand image of companies that used to be respected (ex: GE appliances) and flushed a (literal) century of good will down the toilet for a few years of huge profits due to cost cutting?
The internet never forgets and people will always remember. We’re seeing a time in history where I think the leaders will be looked back on and viewed as absolute failures.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#3This is the kind of thing that makes me confident CEOs, etc. are over paid by a ton. How good of a job are you doing if everyone hates your brand so much that a ton of governments are suing you? How valuable was all that JiT manufacturing bullshit that’s going to cost the car companies $100 billion this year. How good is the leadership that’s taken the brand image of companies that used to be respected (ex: GE applia…
While the Internet never forgets, I find people's memory to be fairly fickle.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#4Isn't the obvious question, why Google and not Apple? Or maybe, why not Google AND Apple?
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#5This is the kind of thing that makes me confident CEOs, etc. are over paid by a ton. How good of a job are you doing if everyone hates your brand so much that a ton of governments are suing you? How valuable was all that JiT manufacturing bullshit that’s going to cost the car companies $100 billion this year. How good is the leadership that’s taken the brand image of companies that used to be respected (ex: GE applia…
While the Internet never forgets, I find people's memory to be fairly fickle.
I could be wrong, but it sure seems like there are a couple of upcoming generations that can’t afford houses that will “cancel” some of these companies at the drop of a hat. I think we’ll eventually hit a tipping point where the economic realities of what’s been going on for the last 3-4 decades will suddenly become the focus of the majority and big companies will have no good will to defend themselves.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#6Isn't the obvious question, why Google and not Apple? Or maybe, why not Google AND Apple?
And Microsoft and Facebook IMO.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#7This is the kind of thing that makes me confident CEOs, etc. are over paid by a ton. How good of a job are you doing if everyone hates your brand so much that a ton of governments are suing you? How valuable was all that JiT manufacturing bullshit that’s going to cost the car companies $100 billion this year. How good is the leadership that’s taken the brand image of companies that used to be respected (ex: GE applia…
While the Internet never forgets, I find people's memory to be fairly fickle.
The internet definitely forgets or HN wouldn’t have rehashed the same 11 discussions every day for the past decade.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#8Isn't the obvious question, why Google and not Apple? Or maybe, why not Google AND Apple?
Seems like they are both getting legal attention, just separately. I wonder if the magnitude of these cases is better handled by 2 teams at once to speed them up?
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#9I'm really hoping someone wakes up and realizes the problem is not the fees but that consumers don't know about them. Let the consumer be informed about Google and Apple's rake on all their in-app charges. The outrage will take care of the rest. Not sure about Google, but Apple has deliberately prohibited developers from itemizing the 30% fee for consumers. That simple rule is what keeps their money pipe flowing. Market forces don't work when pricing is opaque.
Re: More than 30 states sue Google over 'extravagant' fees in Play store
#10I'm really hoping someone wakes up and realizes the problem is not the fees but that consumers don't know about them. Let the consumer be informed about Google and Apple's rake on all their in-app charges. The outrage will take care of the rest. Not sure about Google, but Apple has deliberately prohibited developers from itemizing the 30% fee for consumers. That simple rule is what keeps their money pipe flowing. Mar…
The prices aren't invisible to the companies putting the app on the Google store. In principle they could try and use a different store with lower fees and reduce their prices for the same margins couldn't they?