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  • Global app purchases up 20% over last year, App Store still beats out Google Play

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    In other news, water is wet.

    Of course the most valuable platform makes the most money.
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  • Apple defeats developers seeking $200 billion over App Store 'tyrannical greed'

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    sflocal said:
    I remember the days of having to buy boxed software at stores like Fry's and CompUSA, or hope to go to some obscure website in the early days to purchase and by software and hope by credit card info did not get stolen.  What were the overhead figures for a developer back then?

    Nowadays, as a developer myself, I am embarrassed and ashamed for these so-called "developers" complaining about Apple.  Apple created a hugely successful App Store, giving the developer access to countless of customers, not dealing with any of the overhead headaches that old-school developers and companies had to deal with, and all they ask is a CHEAP 15-30% cut.  That is CHUMP CHANGE considering what they do.

    Developers nowadays that grew up with the "everything is free on the internet" mentality expect Apple to do all the work in obtaining/keeping loyal Apple customers and maintaining a huge app-store infrastructure and provide all that for free.

    Shame on you "developers".  As a developer myself... F**K you.

    This x1000. Developers used to keep 15-30%, now they keep 70-85% yet still complain. Makes me think they’re all kids who’ve only recently started developing and gave no idea what it used to be like.
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  • FTC sues to block Nvidia's $40B acquisition of Arm

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    I don’t see the issue with Nvidia buying ARM. If authorities are so concerned they can attach conditions to the sale. A big one would be that existing licensees are guaranteed their current agreements would continue.
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  • FTC sues to block Nvidia's $40B acquisition of Arm

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    darkvader said:
    rob53 said:
    If this acquisition is allowed it makes no sense why Apple’s App Store is being forced to open up. Apple has every right to run its products the way it wants to. Nvidia owning ARM affects multiple computing companies not just its own. 

    Nvidia owning ARM is a terrible idea, and should be stopped.

    And that has NOTHING AT ALL to do with Apple and their app store.  Apple has NO right to run MY iPhone the way it wants.  It's MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  And because it's MY iPhone and not Apple's iPhone, Apple should not be allowed to have any say whatsoever about what software I choose to run on MY iPhone.  If you want to only get software through Apple's app store on YOUR iPhone, that's your right.  But neither you nor Apple should have the ability to stop me from getting software from any source of my choosing.

    And the same thing goes for in-app purchases.  MY iPhone, not Apple's iPhone.  It's only Apple's until they sell it.  Then it's MINE, not Apple's any more.  It's well past time for Apple's app store monopoly to be busted.

    Waaaaaaaahhhhhh.

    Its your iPhone, but you only have a license to use the software on it. I mean, this has only been mentioned countless times over the years when talking about computers/software and ownership.
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  • Apple sues NSO Group over Pegasus iPhone spyware

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    lkrupp said:
    If my understanding of this software is correct, Pegasus can attack iOS remotely without the user doing anything. The bigger question is why Apple has not been able to put a stop to it. Is there something about Pegasus and iOS that Apple can’t fix?

    Apple already patched the last version.

    The problem is these are unknown exploits. Nobody is telling Apple about them so they are unaware of their existence.

    With the most recent example, Apple was able to patch within one week once they had access to data from an infected device. That took several months. 
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