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  • Apple users, developers seek class status in App Store antitrust claims

    DAalseth said:
    j2fusion said:
    Let’s kill the goose that laid the golden egg. There would be no App Store if Apple didn’t maintain such tight control. The Wild West would have taken over and people would have given upon purchasing apps long ago if they couldn’t be sure it was safe. The only reason Google Play exists is because of the success of the App Store.  
    I was about to say exactly the same thing. They are playing with fire and could very well get burned by their own actions. The very definition of pyrrhic victory. 
    Exactly thinking along both of yours line of thinking. They’re going to bite the hand that feeds them and will regret it at some point.

    Over the last year or two since the argument came up, Apple having a monopoly, I’ve yet to figure how they conclude this thought process given the massive Android devices out selling iPhones. Can we hypothesis or better yet identify whether developers creating apps for both Android and iOS show a higher purchase volume and revenue from Apple’s App Store over Androids? If that’s the case, developers should be taking their fight to Android and filing grievances with them for their lack of security and consumer trust hindering their profit margins. At what point will individuals stop pointing their fingers and realize they voluntarily selected to conduct business with a company that has established policies and rules that must be followed? This continual sense of entitlement is really becoming old and pathetic.
    Dogpersonwatto_cobraDetnator
  • Multiple arrests made in California Apple Store theft cases

    Picked up (2) iPhone XS’ yesterday from Apple Store in Roseville, CA where a city police officer was positioned off to the side upon entering store.  Wouldn’t surprise me if we see more officers in stores.  I’ve read a number of posts claiming Apple wouldn’t have them because of possible damage to image.  I didn’t mind the officer there, and I certainly don’t believe it would cause image issues for Apple.
    toranagawatto_cobra
  • Spotify now testing direct Apple Watch streaming for select users

    mobird said:
    This type of feature should be a keystone feature for Apple and Watch and Music.

    Or is Apple providing Spotify with a Watch feature that Apple themselves has yet to provide? For Spotify to implement this feature, would they not have had to work directly with Apple engineers? Is this tied into the 3rd party platforms on the HomePod? (BTW- has anyone seen a HomePod update for iOS 14?)
    Correct me if I'm wrong, Apple already has this feature between  Watch and Music. 
    For years owners have been able to sync playlists to the  Watch and leave their iPhone behind. When LTE connectivity came to the  Watch in Series 3, accessing Music directly, bypassing the iPhone was not longer an issue as long as you paid for  Watch LTE connection. 
    This article states "this beta allows LTE users the ability to take their music on the go while leaving their iPhone at home." It appears it's just a new feature for Spotify that they did not have before.
    watto_cobra