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  • New class-action lawsuit says you pay too much for iCloud

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    The notion of storing restricted files on iCloud for security reasons is also apparently undermined, due to Apple's use of infrastructure provided by other tech companies, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

    Tell me you don’t know anything about how Apple utilizes third parties for data storage without saying so.

    Google, Amazon & Microsoft have absolutely NO ABILITY to access your data. They don’t have the encryption keys nor do they have anything that ties data to certain users/devices. Hell, they don’t even know what the files contain (photos, video, documents). No metadata. They know NOTHING.

    These lawyers are idiots for making such a ridiculous statement which can be easily disproven.
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  • 'Strong action' is coming if the EU doesn't like Apple's App Store concessions

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    9secondkox2 said:
    Apple did as asked. Done. 

    They don’t have to give everything away. That’s counter to business, period. 

    It’s not the EUs job to micromanage an American private sector company. 

    They’d better be careful. Apple may decide to make a stronger reaction. Then life in Europe would suck pretty badly.  
    I’m waiting for the US to retaliate. The DMA is so obviously biased against US companies (while leaving multi-billion dollar EU companies exempt).

    I suggest going after German automakers. I used to work for BMW and they “serialize” components to vehicles in exactly the same manner Apple does with secure components. You can’t take parts from
    used/wrecked BMWs and use them to repair other vehicles. New components have to be bought & installed through BMW dealers only.

    Right to Repair is different than the DMA, but it’s still something the EU is also going to force companies like Apple to support. If Apple has to abide by Right to Repair then BMW, Mercedes and Audi damn well also have to abide. Especially considering the substantially higher cost to repair a vehicle vs a phone or laptop.
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  • Who should stay on and who should leave the EU App Store

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    The fact those idiots at Spotify and Epic are whining so much just shows Apple has done something right.

    it boggles the mind that Spotify, the worlds largest music streaming service by far (and more of a monopoly in music than Apple is in smartphones) doesn’t have to abide by the DMA. Any artist that wants to be on Spotify has to agree to their terms. That’s the very definition of a gatekeeper.

    One interesting fact is that developers who create a 3rd party App marketplace (store) can’t use it for their own Apps. They have to accept submissions from other developers who might want to use their store. So Meta can’t open a Meta Store that ONLY has their Apps.
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  • Apple has new App Store rules, business terms, and sideloading conditions for EU developer...

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    Did I read that right?

    - 88% of developers in the EU pay no fees (meaning they’re free Apps).
    - 9% pay 15% (they’re smaller developers under $1 million in revenues).
    - That leaves only 3% of all developers in the EU who pay the full 30%.

    Can someone explain how this helps small developers when only 3% of all developers are paying 30% fees? Seems clear to me that the whiners at the top who make the most money are the ones complaining and these changes will do nothing to help the other 97%.
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  • Apple still plans to charge developers for sideloading apps in EU

    ericthehalfbeeericthehalfbee
    What this move by Apple does is expose just how friggin’ stupid those in the EU who make these laws are.

    In all of their supposed “consultations” about side loading did it not occur to anyone what to do about various “what ifs” that might come up? Like, I don’t know, does Apple (or Google) have the right to still collect a fee or do they have the right to review Apps that aren’t on their stores?

    Of course they’ll amend the DMA to deal with these issues, but it makes them look like idiots for having missed something so obvious in the first place.

    Makes you wonder if they had ANY discussions before forcing side loading onto Apple.
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