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Apple counsel attacks Spotify complaints as 'rumors and half-truths'
It is easy to sign up with Netflix, Spotify, whatever outside of their iOS app. Apple's argument is that if a customer discovers that app and service through the App Store then Apple has helped facilitate that sale, and they get a cut. What Apple doesn't allow, is a company to put a product on it's shelves with a label telling the customer to buy the product somewhere else, "Don't but it here, buy it direct from us." No store in the world allows that.jonl said:
Companies like Netflix, Spotify, etc don't need Apple to facilitate subscription payments. Apple should make it easy for customers to pay what the services actually cost, by making it easy to sign up with the actual providers of the services. This should be the default, because an iOS device is no different than a TV, BD player, or other device on which the apps are installed. These other manufacturers don't have the gall to try to charge a ridiculous tax.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.
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Ad industry complains Apple Safari update is 'unilateral and heavy-handed' against trackin...
The ad industry brought this on themselves. Pop-ups, auto-play videos, cookie tracking, loud audio. They have been abusing consumers for years. Like all abusers, they refuse to end their abusive behavior and instead view themselves as the victim.
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Robbers smash into Apple's flagship UK store in lightning raid
The only things more guns would bring is more gun violence.dtownwarrior said:Too bad the UK can’t arm their security guards like the U.S. The robbery would be over quickly if they would have pulled out a hammer against them.
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Some US airlines prohibiting use of any Samsung phones in wake of Note 7 recall
Can confirm, before I could even check into my flight the Delta employee checking passports asked me if I had a Samsung Note 7. They also announced it on the flight.
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Apple Maps vs Google Maps - smartphone mapping titans battle it out in 2020
Apple just added transit directions throughout Germany, France, and Spain.
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First 'Planet of the Apps' episode drops tonight, free to watch
Still 12 minutes before 9pm PT and Siri search brought it up on my Apple TV, and it already plays.
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Apple Maps expanding to more cities & getting multistop routing in iOS 16
Uh....Apple already announced the Canada expansion at WWDC 2 years ago.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
Since when are Argentina, Chile and Peru nearby Mexico?
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Netflix raises monthly price of standard plan to $13.99, premium to $17.99
This article is incorrect . Netflix Premium 4K UHD previously cost $15.99.
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Netflix versus Apple TV+: how Apple is stealing mindshare in a too crowded streaming marke...
Apple TV+ ($50), Disney+ ($80), and Paramount+ ($100) combined are cheaper per year than Netflix ($240).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+
