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eightzero said: Honkers said: Can't imagine many people bought an iPhone because of Watch. Other way round more likely. Apple Watch was clearly designed as an iPhone accessory. The analogy to the iPod in this article is insight…
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>Prosecutors claim that Google paid $26.3 billion to be the default search engine used on mobile phones and by web browsers in 2021, with analysts claiming the majority of that money going to Apple.
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mikethemartian said: 22july2013 said: Samsung competes with Apple in the phone business, but Apple pays Samsung billions for phone components. Google competes with Apple in the phone business, but Google pays Apple billions for servic…
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gatorguy said: davidw said: gatorguy said: davidw said: And why is the US iPhone install base so important to Apple? Ooh, ooh, I know! Because if it proven to be too high, approaching 60%, then they become far more exposed…
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gatorguy said: davidw said: And why is the US iPhone install base so important to Apple? Ooh, ooh, I know! Because if it proven to be too high, approaching 60%, then they become far more exposed to antitrust actions. I'd bet that excee…
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The biggest flaw with this methodology of determining iPhone "market share" is that it doesn't take into account the new users to each platform. It's the new users that increases the installed base. For instance, if every Android sales in the quarte…
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Honkers said: davidw said: Honkers said: chasm said: This is a VERY transparent attempt by the Australian banks and their lackey, Mr Chalmers, to limit the use of digital payment systems like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Sa…
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Honkers said: chasm said: This is a VERY transparent attempt by the Australian banks and their lackey, Mr Chalmers, to limit the use of digital payment systems like Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay *because* when those are used, …
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Lets see who's behind the scene with these all these government investigations dealing with Apple and google app stores in .... India https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-adif-joins-hands-with-caf-to-build-fair-app-marketplace-23712…
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avon b7 said: 13485 said: avon b7 said: Really? https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-confirms-imessage-locks-users-into-ios-and-putting-it-on-android-would-hurt-apple/ Is it now the only non-cross platform IM app on the market? …
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It seems both Apple and Google should already be or be able to, comply with S. Korea requirement that developers can use their own payment system when their customers are paying for purchases. Now there might be other issues involve here. https://…
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Isn't it obvious why Tim needed $41.5M? Remember, he took a 40% pay cut for 2023. So in order for him to maintain the same standard of living as he had in 2022, when he made nearly $100M, he's going to need an extra $41.5M. https://www.theverge.c…
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beowulfschmidt said: davidw said: DrumHead said: Blocking the display of alternative search engine choices at device setup…It takes two to do the collusion shuffle. AFAIK one do not have the choice to select any default sear…
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DrumHead said: Blocking the display of alternative search engine choices at device setup…It takes two to do the collusion shuffle. AFAIK one do not have the choice to select any default search during initial device setup. One get to selec…
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StrangeDays said: davidw said: StrangeDays said: foregoneconclusion said: Once again, the reason prices are always being raised is because streaming isn’t a workable business model. Oh yeah? Then how come Netflix has …
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StrangeDays said: foregoneconclusion said: Once again, the reason prices are always being raised is because streaming isn’t a workable business model. Oh yeah? Then how come Netflix has been profitable for at least 13 years, more s…
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avon b7 said: davidw said: avon b7 said: lmasanti said: First thing first… we need to acknoledge that it is a… ‘no news week’… so Gruman… and also Kuo… need to ‘fill’ their sites with… anything, This quote is funny: “How…
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>"Imagine that this was a mall and literally half of the UK population is in this mall," said Ek. "That's where [having to pay App Store fees] becomes anti-competitive."< So someone builds a mall that can hold half the population of the UK…
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avon b7 said: lmasanti said: First thing first… we need to acknoledge that it is a… ‘no news week’… so Gruman… and also Kuo… need to ‘fill’ their sites with… anything, This quote is funny: “However, Apple could earn more revenue than …
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chasm said: I’m glad for the quick work from Apple, though to be fair it seems that Instagram and the other listed programs were running into an iOS 17 bug Apple accidentally created, rather than themselves being the problem — UNLESS they wer…