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Green texts in iMessages nudge teens to use iPhones
avon b7 said:I'd say the opposite is possibly true in the EU. For years Messages has been a rarely used option as far as I can tell while WhatsApp has been a must use for almost every person I know.
My wife has never ever used Messages for IM. I only know one person that still uses sms for regular messages and that's on Android.
I use WhatsApp, Telegram, Viber and Signal.
Every now and then I see waves of people appearing as new users on Telegram but I'd say WhatsApp is still the IM client that reigns supreme here. -
Epic CEO fears Apple's influence over the metaverse
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Apple warns developers it will pull apps without recent updates from the App Store
slow n easy said:itinj24 said:Ridiculous... I have an app that’s pretty much one of a kind and works really well. Hasn’t been updated in a while but why should it if it works?Funny thing is, Apple always breaks a lot of things with their software updates . iOS 15 has been a nightmare for HomeKit and especially Siri on the HomePod. That’s just one example.No need to update for the sake of updating.Instead of developers complaining because they don’t understand the reason for a change, they should know that Apple doesn’t believe in wasting their resources for no reason. If they invested time and resources into a change, there is a reason and likely a reason that it would not be productive to broadcast. -
Apple is just getting started with Apple Silicon
22july2013 said:Apple's market penetration of the PC marketplace has been stuck under 10% for over 25 years. One way Apple tried to remedy this in the 1990s was to grant licenses to other companies to build Mac clones.WIKIPEDIA: From early 1995 through mid-1997, it was possible to buy PowerPC-based clone computers running Mac OS, most notably from Power Computing and UMAX. However, by 1996 Apple executives were worried that high-end clones were cannibalizing sales of their own high-end computers, where profit margins were highest.[18]A total of 33 companies made Mac clones, fully licensed. Apple could take this approach again if it wants to crack the 10% market penetration of MacOS. There's no need for anyone to ridicule me for suggesting this, as I'm already sure nobody will agree with me that Apple should try this again. However what's different this time around is that many countries are hassling Apple for not allowing competition on their devices, and if Apple licensed other manufacturers to build hardware clones and/or to replace the OS on Apple's devices, that would likely reduce the cries of "monopoly."
Jobs killed this immediately upon his return because it was counter productive. None of the PC companies that whose model they were copying at that time survived as they were. IBM exited retail and Dell’s founder found an equity group to go private because they were bleeding out and shareholders were running out of patience. -
Epic Games pays $520M to settle child privacy violations
wonkothesane said:I would see this more in the context of Tencent, practically owning Epic. Apart from owning WeChat, Tencent is the world’s biggest owner of gaming studios. They basically own gaming on a global level. And with such ethics, this looks very “promising” regarding manipulation and exploitation of our younger generation. They fact that Sweeney apparently is not opposing at all to this, in my eyes speaks volumes about the guy’s character and values. -
Apple Vision Pro safety concerns limit 'fully immersive' apps
jdw said:geekmee said:jgreg728 said:And here is a major reason why this technology will not be replacing any current devices anytime soon.
just like Apple’s other failures.- Pippin
- Hockey Puck Mouse
- Butterfly Keyboards
- Lisa 1 with Twiggy Drives (even though UI elements of the LISA OS made their way into the Mac)
- Apple III
- eWorld
- Newton & eMate (no, it did NOT evolve into the iPhone)
- Macintosh Portable (totally different from the PowerBooks which came later)
- iTunes PING
- AirPower (hyped, but never released charging pad)
- Pretty much the entire PERFORMA line
- Copland, Cyberdog, Open-Doc, QuickDrawGX, and...
- QuickTimeVR, which I always felt was outstanding tech, but where is it today?
I do not say this to suggest VisionPro will fail. I say this to combat flippant replies. There are people who, without using their brain at all, casually claim VisionPro will fail, and then you have the opposite extreme who mock and say it absolutely will not.NONE OF US KNOW FOR SURE!
That's the point. I hope VisionPro will succeed in the market where others like Meta and Microsoft have failed. Apple certainly has the reach and the money to do something other big companies cannot. But in the end, consumer acceptance and sheer sales will define it as a success or failure, just like all the other items I just listed.
WE SHALL SEE. -
Warren Buffett praises iPhone as an 'extraordinary product'
JP234 said:So sayeth the Oracle of Omaha. And he's right. You pay $30-40K for a car that does one thing. You pay $1K for a device that does more things than you can count or even remember, many of them essential of important to your daily life.
It's the bargain of the millennium. And enough people know that, consciously or not, that Apple Inc. is a cash machine, and will remain so for the foreseeable future, regardless of global events, market fluctuations or technology advances (the iPhone will be at the forefront there). -
Spotify speaks out against Apple's 30% commission fee -- again
foad said:Spotify chose a loss-leading industry and is scapegoating iOS. They pay less to artists, overspent on podcasting, and are using the government to coverup their poor decisions. -
As you may expect, the internet already says that Apple's headset is doomed, apparently
ApplePoor said:
Hopefully, this still unreleased "product" will be more successful than myG4 Cube in the closet which was a unique design and customizable.... -
Large US developers are avoiding third-party App Store alternate payment plans
The key is that Apple does allow those who offer Apps to access platforms that don’t use Apple APIs and bring their own customers or offers free ad supported apps onto the App Store with no fees. Most apps are actually free, supported by paid apps from Apple and 3rd parties. So if you want access to the store, you either pay their standard profit or bring value to Apple’s customers with free Apple Platform apps that you are not profiting from outside of Apple.