leavingthebigg

Xed said:

If other businesses who are surviving just fine through this pandemic are getting cuts to their rent, then I can see why Apple might try. On top of that, Apple's being a anchor store and with so many locations going under and struggling should be able to get into some better locations (if they aren't already in the best locations available in an area). That said, they just made a record amount of profit so it's also laughable and I hope Apple doesn't get a dime off their rent.

If Apple decided to permanently close its stores thereby depriving landlords any rent at all and depriving employees any paychecks, I am guessing you would post outrage towards Apple’s actions. Though Apple, in your view of reality, is the villain no matter what it does, you will continue to buy Apple products which, in both our views of reality, makes you a co-villain. 

razorpit said:

Torn on this one. As a share holder I say right one Apple. Pressure them to the lowest point you can get them.

Yet as someone tired of all the virtue signaling Apple has done over the last 10 years or so I say pay up. These building owners and landlords have families and mouths to feed just as you do.

Have you considered Apple Store employees have families and mouths to feed just as landlords and the paychecks to Apple Store employees have not been cut during this pandemic? Also, have you considered how landlords have evicted tenants who cannot pay full rent during this pandemic?

Are the governments “scrutinizing” Apple asking the developers complaining about Apple’s restrictions, “Are you adhering to the law that require developers to request user permission to access personal data (like location data)? Are you limiting your access to personal data? Are you reporting how user data is used when requested? Are you deleting user data upon request?”?

Is Tile willing to answer these questions? Is AppleInsider willing to ask these questions?

Rayz2016 said:

The first major limitation is that users will not be able to use competing services while using Find My. 

At first I thought it meant that developers couldn’t support another service if they wanted to use the Find My service. 

Now I read it again, I think that you cannot support another service in the same app. 

So Tile would need an app for their network, and a second app for Apple’s. 

Does that sound right?

Sounds right. 

It is funny how Amazon spends $1B for a company and gets loved for it and Apple gets criticized for it. When Apple spent $3B for a company there was so much hate about it. Oh well.