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genovelle said: foad said: Spotify chose a loss-leading industry and is scapegoating iOS. They pay less to artists, overspent on podcasting, and are using the government to coverup their poor decisions. They created the loss-leader…
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Spotify chose a loss-leading industry and is scapegoating iOS. They pay less to artists, overspent on podcasting, and are using the government to coverup their poor decisions.
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eriamjh said: Users will happily GIVE questionable apps their private information to run something “forbidden”. I say let them. You can’t protect the idiots from themselves. Just set a flag on their phone that says “this loser installed …
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spheric said: THOSE MEDDLING EU BUREAUCRATS JUST HAVE IT IN FOR US CORPORATIONS! They can't innovate themselves, so they have to impose draconian and ridiculous…oh wait. Japan. Huh. sorry You joke, but actually, Japan has lost a to…
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genovelle said: foad said: robin huber said: Now, if he could just “think different” about unions. It’s a complicated subject. Unions don’t always benefit union members and are ripe for corruption. Having a union doesn’t gua…
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robin huber said: Now, if he could just “think different” about unions. It’s a complicated subject. Unions don’t always benefit union members and are ripe for corruption. Having a union doesn’t guarantee better performance for the company…
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CheeseFreeze said: mike1 said: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney added his own comments to the mix. He compared Apple to a landlord adjusting rent without giving tenants any say in the matter or anywhere else to go. "Developers don't want to rai…
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maury markowitz said: I cannot fathom any reason for buying a 14 (non-Pro). It is the 13 with satellite coms (but only with no trees!) and crash detection. That is not worth $100. The cameras are better, a little bit better battery life, …
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As stated in the article, preorders typically favor the higher spending consumers and this year saw an outsized feature upgrade on the Pros, so that is probably factoring into this. The “default” iPhone is just that. The consumers of that phone will…
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Some of the language of the quotes would lead me to believe that the stories are meant to influence policymakers. I wouldn’t be surprised if lobbyists for the coalition funded by Epic and Match helped get the stories run.
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mark fearing said: Here come the idiots…They ignore the monopoly Straus oil companies have enjoyed for 70 years and go after app market places. They ignore the monopoly status of cable providers, the consolidation of media markets and go afte…
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auxio said: It's amazing the sense of entitlement these companies have. It is actually quite amazing that they feel like they are entitled to our data without consent. The only folks they should blame are themselves. They built an entire i…
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I always thought it was interesting that Microsoft would really get into this battle. They thought that they wouldn’t get caught in the same crosshairs? Same goes for Epic and Spotify. Acquiring the Joe Rogan show and making it exclusive can even fa…
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Super happy about this feature. Practically speaking, emails are generating fewer opens in marketing scenarios anyways. People are overwhelmed and so are their inboxes. This is going affect my work but we are going to have to adapt and that is fine …
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Flytrap said: AppleInsider said: "Doesn't mean it's guaranteed that it's over in Arizona, but hot diggity damn. Seeing how the corru... I mean.. lobbying works this close and this brazenly is something else. But Apple can't buy all the…
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Just like how DHH claimed that Apple Card was discriminatory against women and it was found not to be? DHH, Epic and Spotify are trying to come across as fighting for the little guy, when in fact, they are self serving. Epic runs one of the largest …
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urashid said: randominternetperson said: danvm said: foad said: danvm said: Rayz2016 said: Odd that games consoles care excluded. What’s the reasoning behind that? Maybe becase consoles are not multipurpo…
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randominternetperson said: danvm said: foad said: danvm said: Rayz2016 said: Odd that games consoles care excluded. What’s the reasoning behind that? Maybe becase consoles are not multipurpose devices, or becaus…
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danvm said: Rayz2016 said: Odd that games consoles care excluded. What’s the reasoning behind that? Maybe becase consoles are not multipurpose devices, or because customers are not forced to use the app store to purchase games. Als…
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Rayz2016 said: Odd that games consoles care excluded. What’s the reasoning behind that? I know you’re being sarcastic but for those that don’t get it…it’s not odd when you consider that Sony invested $250 million into Epic last year and th…