Robert Baum

A long time ago Audible removed In App purchases from the App Store because they didn’t want to pay the 30%. And they do give you a link to sign up at Audible.com or Amazon to pay for your subscription.  Spotify has every right to do just that.  Trouble is, then Spotify would have to do a lot of advertising.  And pay for it.  Part of the percentage Apple takes is for the publicity they give any app when someone searches for it.  So Spotify wants to accept payment via in app purchase, and not pay rent in the store where they are selling?  When was the last time a mall just let the Apple Store, for example, just set up shop and not pay rent or a percentage of sales,(which is how many large malls work)?  Every supermarket sells Heinz ketchup but their own brand as well. Should Heinz get all whiny and say they are at a disadvantage to the cheaper store brand?  Oh, and last I checked, Audible is doing just fine, thanks, with their business model. I doubt their would even still be Spotify if not for the billion IOS devices out there. 

Alas Apple has once again left out a feature from macOS Photos, that the iPad needs if it is truly meant to replace a laptop.  Nowhere in iOS Photo can I see the titles I have given the photos on my Mac or, more importantly, title the photos on my iPad when I am away from my Mac while travelling.  

I honestly don’t understand why on an Apple website we all too often get reviews of and comparisons to Windows or Android. I read Apple news for Apple news.  There are plenty of blogs and reviews sites for the other products. If I want to learn about those products I know where to look.