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Fred257 said: I’ve been following Apple since 1997. Apple Insider I have been following since 1998. Apple is going to be fined on this one. The lawyers for Apple have made the wrong decision Bullshit. The DMA doesn’t have any language tha…
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blitz1 said: To all who write that Epic violated the contract terms: these terms are unlawful. Of course Epic had to breach them to make their point. The court disagreed. The Ninth Circuit on appeal also disagreed. But please go on with…
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Glorious seeing all the usual suspects upset at this decision by Apple, which will be upheld. This is contract law and has nothing to do with the DMA or the EU. Epic violated terms of their agreement with Apple. Judge Gonzalez already agreed with t…
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CheeseFreeze said: libertymatters said: A maze of red tape to make it prohibitive. An alternative app store on macOS requires no interaction or input from Apple at all. An example is MacPorts. The real answer here is customers deman…
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gatorguy said: ericthehalfbee said: radarthekat said: avon b7 said: This is part of what the EU had to say: "Today's decision concludes that Apple's anti-steering provisions amount to unfair trading conditions, in breach…
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radarthekat said: avon b7 said: This is part of what the EU had to say: "Today's decision concludes that Apple's anti-steering provisions amount to unfair trading conditions, in breach of Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functionin…
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The notion of storing restricted files on iCloud for security reasons is also apparently undermined, due to Apple's use of infrastructure provided by other tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Tell me you don’t know anything abo…
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9secondkox2 said: Apple did as asked. Done. They don’t have to give everything away. That’s counter to business, period. It’s not the EUs job to micromanage an American private sector company. They’d better be careful. Apple may decide to…
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The fact those idiots at Spotify and Epic are whining so much just shows Apple has done something right. it boggles the mind that Spotify, the worlds largest music streaming service by far (and more of a monopoly in music than Apple is in smartphon…
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Did I read that right? - 88% of developers in the EU pay no fees (meaning they’re free Apps). - 9% pay 15% (they’re smaller developers under $1 million in revenues). - That leaves only 3% of all developers in the EU who pay the full 30%. Can someon…
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What this move by Apple does is expose just how friggin’ stupid those in the EU who make these laws are. In all of their supposed “consultations” about side loading did it not occur to anyone what to do about various “what ifs” that might come up? …
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The judge should have simply said anti-steering is not allowed for ELIGIBLE purchases. Meaning Spotify or Netflix can link to outside payments for their subscriptions, but normal IAP (like tokens in a game) still have to remain in-App.
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carnegie said: This decision to deny cert on Epic's petition in particular is pretty important. It's going to make it harder for anyone - to include the DOJ - to establish that Apple has monopoly power in certain relevant markets and thus to …
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When (not if) millions of EU users start getting malware on their iPhones, who should they blame? Or more correctly, who should they sue?
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designr said: tht said: designr said: According to another article these are the things they've been looking into: How the Apple Watch works better with iPhone than other smart watches do.How Apple locks competitors out of iMess…
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We all know the DOJ was waiting for the outcome in the Epic vs Apple case. Now that Apple has won their case and the appeal the DOJ won’t move forward.
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“The latter cloud gaming element may be a problem for Apple, as it has policies in place that some may consider harmful to cloud gaming services in general.” No, what’s harmful to cloud gaming services is the crappy experience. Too many variables …
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CheeseFreeze said: lkrupp said: sflocal said: What is conveniently ignored is that for many commercial businesses, landlords also stipulate rent is not only a monthly amount, but also a percentage of sales. Epic has it easy com…
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Beeper is lying and being selective in what they say. They're referencing SMS chats when they say they have better security. That’s not a very big hurdle.
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Skeptical said: Are people so vapid that a green or blue bubble is a life altering event in their existence? God, having first world problems must be great. No. A small number of asshole iPhone users treat Android users or green bubbles …