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nunzy said:

Apple should buy Disney. They want content. Isn't Steve's wife a major owner of both companies? She's worth billions.

Like I said that acquisition would never be approved. 

Apple hosts the servers and provides billing. It also checks apps to (hopefully) make sure they are abiding by the rules, which helps all users. Isn’t that worth 30%? If developers had to do all of this on their own (if App Store was open) I bet the vast majority would never even get more than a handful of downloads. 

Of course, we the end users will see maybe a buck or two at most out of this.

Redline45 said:

In Canada the ISPs now provide a free WiFi router/modem with new installs and any upgrades.  As a Mac tech, who always suggested an Airport prior to this switch, the need has disappeared.  Hard to suggest spending an extra $200 when an “adequate” device is already in the house.

Comcast is doing the same thing here, pushing their xfinity Technicolor-based gateway. The whole idea is to lock their customers into their ecosystem all the way to the computer device. These gateways are garbage with garbage software. After going with their triple-play plan, I finally was able to return one because it wouldn't let me bridge to my Airport devices. I ended up buying an older telephony modem for the phone portion and a standard Arris cable modem for the rest. Just because someone gives you something for "free" (not in the US, Comcast charges monthly fees for it) doesn't mean it's worth anything.

Or Qualcomm could lose its lawsuits and be worth much less.