There's also the 30% to Apple that is going to keep them out of the App Store.

pornel · on Jan 7, 2011

What's the cut taken by Apple Stores? (brick'n'mortar and online one, both stocking MS/Adobe products)

jonhendry · on Jan 7, 2011

Probably similar to the cut taken by Best Buy or Amazon.

But MS/Adobe also sell directly, and they deal directly with large institutional clients like big corporations and universities, cutting discounted deals, site licenses, etc.