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22july2013 said: If I were Apple I would start off by asking the EU: "Under what EU law does Apple even need to sell third party software that competes directly with Apple's own software?" That isn't even what the complaint is about. Stop …
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davidw said: I'm not saying the Fortnight player themselves looks like dorks. I'm saying that the avatar they are stuck with, when not paying for a cool outfit, looks like dorks. And that's to be expected, as Epic wants players to pay for coo…
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davidw said: Epic makes their money by selling virtual goods to players so they look less dorky and more cool. Do you think trying to insult Fortnite players boosts your argument? Or just makes you look bitter? davidw said: Players buy these…
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CheeseFreeze said: Imagine having to rent your house from only Teo landlords available in the entire world.... How does that situation sound to you? Not great, right? Or even building your own house and having to pay your previous landlord …
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digitol said: Epic games is legally wrong. Apples guidelines are clear. 30%. Always has Been. Epic signed the deal and now they want to go back on that agreement. Nope. I don't think Epic have an argument with Apple taking a cut of sales…
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doggone said: The in-app purchases for Fortnite are mostly profit for them, so this is a simple question of pure greed for them. So what? Didn't you know this is how capitalism works.
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22july2013 said: You must be one of those people who thinks that developers should receive all the freedoms and companies that make phones have no freedoms at all to determine the conditions for developers. Right? You must be one of those…
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rob55 said: But, but, but... Apple's garden has some of the best "crop" yield. Does it? But Apple customers are excluded from finding out if they want to buy the crop because Apple controls their choices for them.
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d_2 said: There are plenty of “gardens” for Epic to “grow grain” in - Apple, Google, web, PlayStation, XBox, Nintendo Epic do provide stores on those different platforms. What makes Apple so special they don't have to allow the same? …
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If I was a developer of a sleep tracker or other hardware I’d be considering whether it’s worthwhile continuing with my product. Not because the Apple one is better, but I expect soon sleep tracker apps will be subject to removal from the App Store …
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chasm said: entropys said: Modern conservatives seem to be deeply weird and out of touch with reality. Also so funny to watch them arguing against free markets and consumers freedom to choose.
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entropys said: It is the Reagan version of the little red hen. "Exactly," said the agent. "That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations produc…
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dysamoria said: Sigh. More survivorship bias-reinforced promotion of the so-called “free market” myth, from a guy either already privileged at day one (I honestly can’t be bothered to investigate his start) or lucky in business dealings. “Eve…
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tstump said: Remember how Apple records,… The record label for the Beatles… Made Apple computer and litter Apple Inc. jump through hoops in the past before they finally settled? Remember how Apple Inc agreed not to enter the music market t…
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rcfa said: Apple couldn’t care less: everything they collect is opt-in already, In the EU every citizen has a right to data privacy. Companies must be clear about what information they collect and why, citizens can request the data held on t…
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davidw said:Here's where I'm getting with that. Of course Mercedes has a monopoly with their 4Matic. There are a lot of companies that have a monopoly with the products they own and market. BK has a monopoly with their Whopper, McDonalds with th…
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flydog said: How Bumble manages to lose $100 million a year on an app is anyone's guess, but being able to track people appears to be the least of their problems. Don’t know, have you seen how much one kid made on YouTube just opening bo…
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davidw said: Then ....... WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? Really. I'm not really sure which part you're talking about when you say "what is your problem". If you read and understood what I'd said you'd know, so I guess you're just ignoring what …
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Apple introducing M1 Macs - “Mac users have immediate access to an entire library of iOS apps” Also Apple - “no install, only look”
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launfall said: I feel fine about it. It's about time apps that support lies and insurrection are thrown out. I agree, and as a European I think the “free speech” tag gets way too much use as a reason to excuse harmful speech. I also think …