I wonder why it's so expensive to run the thing? I mean, it should be pretty che...

throwaway32 · on Aug 31, 2011

i frankly wonder if there isnt some form of holywood accounting going on so their 30% cut can be "justified".

caf · on Aug 31, 2011

As an example of how this could be done, the App Store business could be internally charged a large license fee for the use of the Apple brand.

rodh257 · on Aug 31, 2011

also to deter competitors from undercutting at hoping to make it up on apps (just as we are discussing about HP here). If they see that even Apple supposedly couldn't make a profit from its app store, they might be deterred.

jestar_jokin · on Aug 31, 2011

Probably licensing for all the ridiculous patents (see: Lodsys et al)