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Apple's block of Xcloud & Stadia game streaming apps is at best consumer-hostile
Apple is not a monopoly and has the right to set their policies. Proof is, xCloud will work with Android.
So, the choice is clear. If you wish to stream games on your mobile device, you go for Android. Period.
Companies have the right not to go in certain areas. Should it be a mistake, it will be their bad. But please, stop this “anti-consumer” nonsense!
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Apple purchases carbon-free aluminum from Quebec-based Elysis
Sorry, but "Go Quebec!" ; )realistic said:It would be nice to see the Pittsburg USA facility continue to manufacture this aluminum versus bulling a new plant in Quebec.
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Apple's FileMaker, Inc brings back the old Claris name
Done my Master thesis with ClarisWorks. Loved the app.
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Apple suggests Chinese iPhone ban would force settlement with Qualcomm
Not if you go beyond the title. Apple reminding the costs, even for China, to ban iPhones.lkrupp said:Ooooooo, is Apple blinking?
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Microsoft fires back at Apple, accusing it of treating gaming apps differently
Ultimately, it is Apple’s store. They have built it. What the fuzz about their rules? You don’t like it, you go elsewhere. You have other choices.
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Microsoft ends iOS xCloud testing, launching as Android exclusive
It looks to me more as an example that a company can do business without Apple and the App Store. A(nother) proof that Apple is not a monopoly and can decide how it does business.elijahg said:
Personally I've been fairly unimpressed with AA, insofar as I have cancelled it until it improves. There have been a few good games but most of it is just ad-free or IAP-free versions of existing App Store games.danvm said:
I always thought that Apple Arcade was serious for Apple. It's just that xCloud could be far better than what Apple offers. And we, as customers, now are stuck with Apple Arcade.Beats said:Well.... this is a first.
Time for Apple to take Apple Arcade seriously.
Apple doesn't want xCloud because it can bypass the App Store and with it Apple's control, and more importantly for them, their 30% cut. Same reason that Steam Link (essentially low-latency VNC) wasn't allowed on AppleTV until Valve removed purchases via Steam Link. Apparently doesn't matter that you can purchase things via any of the existing VNC apps. This is exactly the kind of behaviour that is attracting the ire of governments.
