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Are employees of "big tech" suddenly gaining a conscience? Unfortunately unless management feels the same way as their employees, or consumers stop doing business with them, "too much power" ( a very nebulous term, by the way) won't get fixed. Th…
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This law is so brain dead it's sickening. So what's the difference between Apple/Google and Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo for in-game purchases? Answer: they're not Apple or Google. The question I have is that in the context of this legislation, who doe…
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22july2013 said: It's possible that we're on the same general side of the argument, but I have to call out errors, even if the person I'm arguing with is on my side. PERockwell said: Apple can't drop free apps. It would hurt the indepe…
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22july2013 said:What is your estimate as to the revenue drop Apple will suffer if this proposal is adopted? I'm sure there would be a big drop in App Store revenue. In-App purchases for content seem to be a preferred way of monetizing a produ…
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Free apps with in-app purchases are really the problem here. How about a compromise - You, Mr./Ms Developer can offer your own in-app purchases but... Apps that use non-Apple in-app purchases can not be offered for free or for some ridiculously lo…
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There's been too much "abandonware" on the Mac platform due to developers half-heartedly paying attention to both user needs and Apple directions (or simply going out of business or being acquired by someone who doesn't really care about the Mac). …
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I don’t personally agree with a lot that the EU does, but one area they are clearly leading us is in rights for individual privacy. It is long overdue for the US to pass a GDPR-like law that forces companies to declare what they are doing with you…
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Why can’t Apple have its cake and eat it too? an ARM-based Mac (MacBook or MacBook Air). Caters to the general user especially if the use of Apple built CPUs lowers the price. an ‘eMate’ like super iPadOS based notebook in a MacBook Air type form fa…
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knowitall said: Ahem, didn't say it wasn't compliant, I said it isn't based on Unix (its based on mach, thats the kernel running). ... macOS is even POSIX (a standard to unify Unix) compliant, but this isn't a guarantee that (heavy) porting of …