igorsky

cessnapaul said:

Just because Karl Benz invented the automobile doesn't mean he gets a cut of every toll road.

He would have if he owned the toll road. 

sirlance99 said:

TheSparkle said:

Nice. I like. 

It’s an old and used UI that’s from 2010. 

Ok, troll 

I keep waiting to see evidence of this “great businessman” that everyone keeps talking about. 

Funny how all the sites on the list are all too happy making money off of Apple’s platform. 

Xed said:

Perhaps I'm missing something, but I thought the whole point of Sweeney wanting to allow 3rd-party app stores is so they didn't have to be subject to Apple's rules on their App Store.

Because Sweeney has come to the realization that the overwhelming majority of iOS users prefer using the App Store and don’t give a shit about third-party app stores. 

It’s weird how Samsung is still stubbornly releasing products as though Apple is their competition. That war ended years ago. They should focusing on the Chinese Android OEMs that are eating their lunch. 

Sounds like yet another attempt to replace the smartphone with something much less convenient. 

If this is all about hair competition, as everyone always claims, why aren’t consumers getting the choice of how they want to pay? I don’t mind paying a premium to keep payments and subscription in the App Store but I don’t see that being mandated for the likes of Netflix, et al. 

lordjohnwhorfin said:

igorsky said:

I still don't see a single benefit for Apple to release an Android version of iMessage. I say this as a user and as a shareholder.

I think Whatsapp sees a lot of benefit to Apple keeping iMessage an iOS-only application. If it weren't, nobody would bother with that invasive turd.

But how does this hurt Apple or iMessage? It doesn't. I'd say, if anything, it hurts Apple to give up that exclusivity. I don't love WhatsApp but it's not a big deal to use on occasion. Not to mention that WA has 1 billion daily users...who's to say that Android users will be so quick to use iMessage?

iMessage is a big Apple asset. It's really the only messenger, to date, that's been able to seamlessly mix internal messaging with SMS. If I'm Apple why would I want to take away such a differentiator?

SpamSandwich said:

All glass everywhere would be a Samsung-level mistake I don't see Apple making.

Worked well for the iPhone 4. Don't compare Apple to design retards like Samsung.