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blastdoor said:

ericthehalfbee said:

darkvader said:

rob53 said:

If this acquisition is allowed it makes no sense why Apple’s App Store is being forced to open up. Apple has every right to run its products the way it wants to. Nvidia owning ARM affects multiple computing companies not just its own. 

Nvidia owning ARM is a terrible idea, and should be stopped.

And that has NOTHING AT ALL to do with Apple and their app store.  Apple has NO right to run MY iPhone the way it wants.  It's MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  And because it's MY iPhone and not Apple's iPhone, Apple should not be allowed to have any say whatsoever about what software I choose to run on MY iPhone.  If you want to only get software through Apple's app store on YOUR iPhone, that's your right.  But neither you nor Apple should have the ability to stop me from getting software from any source of my choosing.

And the same thing goes for in-app purchases.  MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  It's only Apple's until they sell it.  Then it's MINE, not Apple's any more.  It's well past time for Apple's app store monopoly to be busted.

Waaaaaaaahhhhhh.

Its your iPhone, but you only have a license to use the software on it. I mean, this has only been mentioned countless times over the years when talking about computers/software and ownership.

QFT.

sure, it’s “your” iPhone once you buy it. So go make your own OS and enjoy!

Meanwhile back in reality, the iPhone is just a lovely brick without the software and apple owns that software. Notice how all OS updates are free? That’s because you don’t own them, apple does. Part of the purchase price of an iPhone is a license to use that OS and its many updates. 

Back on topic, yay FTC! This is a clear case where the government should get involved. 

Skeptical said:

Well duh.., why would the dump money into a failing endeavor. You really felt the need to report the obvious?

IreneW said:

sflocal said:

Like Epic with forcing Apple to allow 3rd-party payments, this EU debacle stinks of banks whining to get access to Apple's hardware.

Android has a different model.  Android is just software, so it's up to the phone manufacturer to decide what they can do with NFC capabilities on what is their product.  If Samsung for example wants banks to hook into its NFC system, go right ahead.

Apple owns the entire cycle from software to hardware and thus can maintain the control it feels necessary to keep the data of Apple's customers safe and secure.  I highly doubt the users of ApplePay are raising any kind of stink about it.   It's shameful of the EU to think that Apple should devote resources to keep NFC secure and allow others that have done nothing to use it.  Screw the EU, and screw those banks trying to ride Apple's coattail.

If Samsung decided to do the same with their phones, would the EU be banging on Samsung's door?

It has nothing to do with "keeping NFC secure". NFC is just a way to communicate, any security is built on top of that transport.
So, if Apple want, they can open their API to allow many different types of applications to use NFC. But they don't.
Fair or not? Not up to me to decide.