On: Apple: $10B In App Store Sales In 2013, $15B Paid ...

[sz4kerto]

$15B paid out to developers, while the ecosystem is the one what keeps an $500B company on the top - this does not seem to be that much.

[poolpool → sz4kerto]

Look how much 20+ billion revenue is compared to other companies. The iOS division of apple could be one of the largest companies in the world on its own.

[jp555 → sz4kerto]

$15B for devs since the ecosystem was created (with most of the growth recent) does not compare to the lifetime value investors place on the entire company.

$15B is two aircraft carriers. In less time to build one.

[quinnchr → jp555]

Well Apple did go from a $81B market cap when then app store was first introduced to the $500B market cap of today.

Arguably that was due to the success of iOS. I don't think it's ridiculous to suggest that the app ecosystem contributed to that.

[jokoon → jp555]

you just compared aircraft carriers and a electronic/software company.

[jp555 → jokoon]

It's not a complete comparison, just comparing the impacts of deca-billion capital expenditures.

But you're right they're completely different in a lot of ways. Apple "builds" more than one aircraft carrier a year (in total cap ex spending), the US Government takes ~10 years to spend the same money to build one.

[kayoone → sz4kerto]

its 30%, devs know it and agree to it. Doesnt make much sense to compare the money paid out to the hype affected stock price.

[yapcguy → sz4kerto]

It's quite ironic to see Apple and fans trumpet big numbers, in sales, in downloads, etc.

It used to be the other way around, Microsoft bragging while Apple and fans claiming that quality was more important than quantity.