dave2012

igorsky said:

dave2012 said:

9secondkox2 said:

So stupid. There is no antitrust when you have options. Apple provides them in settings. 

Google isn’t the only option. Enabled by default is fine. Let apple do business the way they want. 

While what you say makes sense, it doesn't explain to me the reason for the massive payment.  The fact that the payment exists implies a cartel to me. 

Do you know what a cartel is? If there are other options then it’s not a cartel. 

Secretly agreeing not to compete. Payment for not releasing the Apple search engine. Let's be realistic, if Google is the best search engine and it's easy for users to switch then they won't pay Apple that sort of money to be the default.

9secondkox2 said:

So stupid. There is no antitrust when you have options. Apple provides them in settings. 

Google isn’t the only option. Enabled by default is fine. Let apple do business the way they want. 

Once the government starts dictating the minutiae of how an option is selected or how a default setting is set up, it has become a private sector micromanager and that is clear overreach. 

This isn’t the old internet explorer precedent where you had to find and use your precious dial up resources download a competitor to compete with the bundled browser (which was hooked into the OS itself. 

Apple already bundles these services and you have one conveniently enabled off the bat, with other choices ready to go at the touch of a button. 

A literal non-issue. And I say this as someone who doesn’t use Google. 

While what you say makes sense, it doesn't explain to me the reason for the massive payment.  The fact that the payment exists implies a cartel to me. 

Judging from the other posts here, Apple has sound reasons for doing what it does, nevertheless this article did make me think: When we throw away a product because it no longer works (any product really) nearly every component is still working - so in effect nearly everything we throw away is still usable.

auxio said:

dave2012 said:

I'm not making any points, simply that I'm struck by a few odd similarities between the country of China and Apple:

 - one leader - Xi, Tim

 - Apple board has seven members

 - China's Politburo Standing Committee has seven members

 - Dissent is not tolerated
 - Secrecy is highly valued

 - Economic growth phenomenally successful

Wow, I'm "not making any points" but here's my bizarre conspiracy theory which is attempting to make a point. The mind boggles.

Hi Auxio, I hadn't considered it in terms of conspiracy theories, I'm not into them myself, but as you like to view things that way I've had a thought and this is the best I can come up with for you - hope you like it! -

Xi wanted to create the most successful economy in the world - and he looked at the other great superpower to see how they did it - and to his disgust he found that USA had achieved world domination using bombing, invading, destruction, killing. So he thought: 'maybe we shouldn't model our country on the greatest economic country, but on the greatest economic company!'

geekmee said:

And what problem does the foldable screen solve again?

My only reason for needing more screen space is to display two separate windows, a hinged screen might be a better option because it could aid the docking of the two windows.