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  • US DOJ attacks nearly every aspect of Apple's business in massive antitrust suit

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    mac_dog said:
    They want access to everyone’s phones. This is about the fact that this government is having such a difficult time controlling their narrative and they want more access to be able to control it. Yes, I’m talking about the genocide in Gaza. It’s making clear to everyone the myth that the US as global peacekeeper is just that when the reality is that we are still colonizing the world and we’re the global bullies. 
    If Hamas lays down their weapons there will be no more war.  If Israel lays down their weapons there will be no more Israel.
    - Golda Meir
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  • European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming

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    avon b7 said:
    This is part of what the EU had to say:

    "Today's decision concludes that Apple's anti-steering provisions amount to unfair trading conditions, in breach of Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU'). These anti-steering provisions are neither necessary nor proportionate for the protection of Apple's commercial interests in relation to the App Store on Apple's smart mobile devices and negatively affect the interests of iOS users, who cannot make informed and effective decisions on where and how to purchase music streaming subscriptions for use on their device.

    Apple's conduct, which lasted for almost ten years, may have led many iOS users to pay significantly higher prices for music streaming subscriptions because of the high commission fee imposed by Apple on developers and passed on to consumers in the form of higher subscription prices for the same service on the Apple App Store.

    ... "

    Apple makes no reference to its anti-competitive behaviour in its statement and instead tries to put the spotlight on Spotify, its European nature and music streaming.

    I’m curious, does Spotify discount its service by the amount of Apple’s commission when a customer pays directly through Spotify’s website?  
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  • Echoes of launches past: Tim Cook likens Apple Vision Pro to iPhone launch

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    MplsP said:
    Xed said:
    I don't see that. I'd liken it to being more like the original Mac launch since it's very expensive with most people still wondering what they could possibly do with this bleeding edge tech. 
    agreed. The iPhone was the right product coming into a waiting hole in the market. Virtual reality and augmented. Reality is still trying to find its place and a use and such Apple has much more of an uphill climb with Vision Pro. By all accounts it’s an extraordinarily well-designed product. I just hope there’s a market for it.
    Agree, with one caveat.  The iPhone came into a nascent Apple ecosystem with tens of millions of Mac users and maybe 150-200 million iPod users.  Vision Pro is joining a world with 2.2 billion active Apple devices and a gigantic library of existing apps.  Its challenge to reach critical mass is eased a bit by this fact.  Countered, of course, by its far more narrow scope of use cases and its physical challenge of being a relatively bulky headset.  But the installed base of Apple devices and the wide variety of existing apps will help.  
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  • Nothing kills iMessage bridge because it profoundly violated user privacy & security

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    gatorguy said:
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    chasm said:
    And just to re-emphasize this point: how could such an app get onto the Google Play Store in the first place? Do they have NO app review process over there?

    Happens to the best of us.
     https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/after-backlash-apple-removes-fake-threads-app-unethical-loan-apps-from-app-store/

    Don't let your toenails scratch your tongue. I've heard it really hurts ;)
    Gee, 23,000 posts. 
    When I joined AI around 13 years ago the forum was a lot more lively, hundreds of new posts every day from dozens of different members. There was a lot to talk about. You're one of the old guys and remember how it was, not for the meek, thin-skinned, or ill-informed. :)

    I've slowed down visits in the last 2-3 as have a lot of the old members. There are fewer articles posted, the ones we have are less divisive, and members are less interested in commenting on them. The pieces I want to involve myself in are few and far between any more, but occasionally a subject comes up where commenters are confused or unaware, and my interest is piqued. This happens to one of those.

    So yeah, I may have slowed down the number of posts in recent years a LOT, but there are still ones I enjoy participating in.
    I don't have nearly the number of posts as you, but I agree with your statements.  There was a lot more to argue about back in the Apple is Doomed days; funny how success quells antagonism.  Many here have not welcomed many of your counter-argument posts over the years, but it's clear you've presented a valuable counter to the sometimes too fervent Apple fanaticism.  You've held your own well through those nearly 24k comments.  
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  • EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals

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    Maybe Apple could sell its new products each year everywhere except the EU, and in the EU sell last year's models running the EU iOS with all that openness they want.  Sorry, it takes a year to validate the EU-open editions of our operating systems on each new Apple hardware release.  Enjoy living in the past.  
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