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apple4thewin said:

I do wonder how the performance of fortnite on the 15 pro phones compare to something such as a switch (which you are lucky if the wall in front of you loads properly)

This review used the iPhone 15 Pro Max and mostly gushed about the performance. Zero mention of anything related to pricing differences for users of the game though. 

https://www.theverge.com/24221683/hands-on-fortnite-iphone-europe-epic-games-store

LOL...I was right. Both yachts were anchored at the time.

Salinas Pliego’s Grupo Salinas said in a statement on Thursday that Lady Moura anchored in the Bay of Naples at a depth of 40 meters with seven shackles of chain deployed, the minimum required for safe anchoring. The amount of chain was calculated using the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) standards.

“Several hours later, the Venus arrived at the anchorage and seemingly misjudged the length of the chain that the Lady Moura had in the water,” it added. “A violent squall with winds of 50-55 knots from an unexpected direction — different from the prevailing forecasts — caused the impact. Fortunately, the damages to both yachts were minimal and cosmetic. Within hours, both parties resolved the situation amicably and professionally.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/jobs-boat-mexican-billionaire-yacht-192452868.html

Hmmm...there may be more to this story than meets the eye. The Instagram video is very short. How close was this billionaire's yacht to the Jobs yacht when it started "drifting"? Or were both yachts anchored too close together? 

gatorguy said: Apple develops iOS for hardware, which they monetize to the tune of $Billions every year. It's not essential to apps except for the need to enable install and run on an Apple mobile device. With generally minor changes, the apps as a rule could run on top of any OS and in many cases do. What can't operate without iOS is an Apple mobile device, which is the reason the OS exists.

Other way around: Apple develops the hardware to run the software. Operating systems are obviously the highest bar to clear when it comes to development and commercial viability. Apps are a dime a dozen by comparison. There's a reason that the EU considers the mobile OS market to be a duopoly: no one else has succeeded at that type of software product to any significant degree. Thousands of companies succeed with apps. Apple is doing the heavy lift commercially, not Epic or Spotify. 

VictorMortimer said:

There is ZERO reason Apple should have ANY control over what users install on their own iPhones.

They developed the OS and the hardware that runs it. The entire package is 1st party. That has always been considered a reason to have control, i.e., you have control of your own IP.