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Apple counsel attacks Spotify complaints as 'rumors and half-truths'
jonl said:battiato1981 said:For an ongoing subscription (one year +), 15% sounds about right, 30% sounds high. A one time fee of $1.50 (at the new upcoming 15% rate) is rather low when a long time customer might be spending hundreds of dollars. And at the same time, if a customer should establish an account directly with Spotifys site, and just use the app downloaded at the AppStore to log in to that account, Apple would get bupkis.
Now, for customers who actually want to manage their subscriptions through Apple, a small fee would be appropriate. I'd put it somewhere between Apply Pay levels and 1% at the very most for companies that have their own payment processing. Something higher would be appropriate for a developer who doesn't want to process his own payments. -
Ad industry complains Apple Safari update is 'unilateral and heavy-handed' against trackin...
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From X10 to Matter: The smart home evolves again
Most of the last section about Thread is wrong. Thread does not communicate over Bluetooth or WiFi, it is a completely different network protocol designed specifically for smart home devices that they can use instead of using Bluetooth or WiFi.
Also, Thread is not "a common "language" between various companies' devices". That's what Matter is.
Thread - mesh network protocol - how the messages are sent (such as a letter, email, telephone)
Matter - communication standard - what the message says, common language for smart home devices (such as English or French), can be sent over Ethernet, WiFi, or Thread
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Some US airlines prohibiting use of any Samsung phones in wake of Note 7 recall
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Apple Maps vs Google Maps - smartphone mapping titans battle it out in 2020
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First 'Planet of the Apps' episode drops tonight, free to watch
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Apple Maps expanding to more cities & getting multistop routing in iOS 16
RonnyDaddy said:Wot? No Canada? No Quebec?
Canada has had the new maps since 2020, including Look Around coverage everywhere and detailed city maps for Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver.
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Apple celebrates grand opening of first retail store in Mexico
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Apple releases tvOS 17.2 with 3D movies and better system navigation
dlt said:The new sidebar for Apps such as Disney+ sucks. You can see stuff but you don’t have the ability to change users, search movies and shows, etc that you do from the Disney App itself. You have to go all the way to the bottom to find an option to go to Disney +. Easier just to sign in to the Disney + app itself. Other applications are the same way. It was also a lot easier to use the movies and tv individual app themselves rather than the new sidebar option. Maybe the designers should let real users try these changes before forcing on people. -
Netflix versus Apple TV+: how Apple is stealing mindshare in a too crowded streaming marke...
blastdoor said:I have no idea if ATV+ will ever make sense financially for Apple, but I have come to really love it. They really have some of the best shows. And Netflix isn't nearly as compelling as it once was. Our household needs to take a hard look at our subscriptions and cut some out. There's no way I'd cut ATV+ and Netflix is at the top the list to cut.
I would also cut Disney if people would let me, and maybe add Paramount+