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B-Mc-C said: They’re using Apple’s intellectual property (thousands of APIs) to build their app. These are not open source to my knowledge and are likely licensed to them under Apple’s terms. Apple spends a boatload of money developing all of…
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mobird said: Why doesn't Apple help a privacy advocate such as the duckduckgo organization and let them supply the search engine? Apple doesn't need the revenue stream at this point. Wouldn't that partner be more in line with Apple's current …
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thrang said: It's been common practice at least in the US (at least in metro NY and NJ,) to have to show the contents of your bag prior to entering an arena or stadium, given the number of ill-minded people out there (and pass through metal d…
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d_2 said: Is this really in the interest of consumers? And, Who’s pushing this ? One would think the NY state legislature has a few more important issues to address. In 2017, the HDMI port of a Macbook Pro of my company stopped functionin…
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lkrupp said: crowley said: I wonder how many of those that insisted "Apple never did anything wrong" and that "politicians should focus on closing loopholes rather than going after Apple" are going to be singing the same tune now that …
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rotateleftbyte said: lordjohnwhorfin said: Please, Apple, PLEASE make iMessage cross platform so my European friends don’t nag me to join WhatsApp. It’s become the de facto messaging system and Apple is only hurting its own business b…
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AppleZulu said: cropr said: sdw2001 said: The problem with all of this is Apple does not have a monopoly. There are plenty of viable alternatives to using Apple products, namely Android. A user is making a choice to be in Appl…
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sdw2001 said: The problem with all of this is Apple does not have a monopoly. There are plenty of viable alternatives to using Apple products, namely Android. A user is making a choice to be in Apple's walled garden. Developers are making …
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Trey_Lance said: Microsoft is a trillion dollar Company, why should Apple allow them to bypass the fee? It is very easy to turn around your quote. Apple is a trillion company. Microsoft Office is running on multiple platform ans exist…
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sunman42 said: The_New_tonton said: Better to read the story first huh? This is not the big one. The big one is the general App Store monopoly. In what way, exactly, is the iOS App Store a "monopoly?" It would clarify things to hear…
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lkrupp said: Well, so far the EU hasn’t scored a big hit to Apple. Remember the $15 billion tax controversy involving Ireland’s tax deal with Apple? The EU’s highest court ruled against them but they’re tenacious when it comes to extorting m…
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loopless said: And they are not inflating their figures are they? The growth seems unlikely given how popular iPhones are and I would imagine unless you really want to use Spotify you would use Apple Music. For 99% of people they are equivale…
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aderutter said: I now think it would be good for Apple to get ahead of this and state explicitly and loudly that developers are free to create web-apps and put them in their own web-app store - that these apps do not need to use Apple payment…
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Eddy was right. In countries with a relatively low iOS market share, iMessage is not the default messaging app, especially not for group chat. My chess club (60 members) created a Whatsapp group, because everyone in the club has access to the full …
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ppietra said: Being able to install apps outside of the AppStore doesn’t mean that the System supports another store from another company, it only means that Apple supports some of its signed developers doing distribution, with Apple keys. A…
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omasou said: If anything Apple's iMessage has broken the carrier's lock on text/sms messaging, forcing them to include it as part of our plans instead of charging as an extra line item on our bills all while showing them what really text mess…
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MisterKit said: Homepod was not overpriced at all. It was underappreciated. Apple overshot. It was underappreciated because it costed too much for its value. So basically there is no difference between the 2 terms
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lkrupp said: So if these motherhumpers have their way a user setting up their new device will have to download and install a browser ‘of their choice’ so as to appear to be ‘fair’? The user will have to download and test numerous browsers so …
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bestkeptsecret said: Until MS releases SQL Server for Mac, VS is really going to be useful only on Windows. This is about VS Code not VS. There is no difference between the Windows version, the Mac version or the Linux version of VS Code…
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foregoneconclusion said: cropr said: A company like Spotify is paying for a secure payment system around 2% for credit cards transactions and 0.5% for debit cards transactions. The marginal cost for a global software distribution center …