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  • Apple releases Safari 14 for macOS Catalina, Mojave users

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    bakerzdosen said:
    Welp, guess I won't update until I can live without Flash...
    I wonder why, in 2020, you still need Flash for... not even Adobe is using it anymore!
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  • Apple shutting down Sign in with Apple support for Epic Games accounts

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    elijahg said:
    That's great if you've either got a username on the third party site, or written down the randomised forwarding email address. Otherwise...?
    All necessary information will be on your iCloud... no need to write randomized string down... dear lord. What are you, ninety?
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  • Apple's 'Fortnite' takedown will cause incalculable harm to users, says Epic

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    danvm said:
    From what I know, MS was just involved with the Unreal Engine issue, and not with Fortnite.  And based in the judge decision, looks like there were right. 

    And I find interesting how you mention MS and antitrust violations, considering that as today, they are not part of the latest governments investigations, as Apple is.  That's rich...
    Oh snap! You got me... well no, you didn’t. Not really.

    Go read about the history of tech industry for the last three decades. Then try and figure out yourself why my point is valid, while yours isn’t.

    Why do I have to go back 30 years when MS is nowhere to be seen in investigations from 2020?  MS made a lot of mistakes in the past, and looks like they learned, considering they are not part of recent investigations.  
    Microsoft was the one big boy on the block when it had its antitrust grievances, about two decades ago. Now, they don’t even break top four, and that’s why that dog isn’t barking.
    As today, MS is 3rd at market valuation, very close to Amazon second spot.  
    Still the largest software developer in the world
    Windows and MS Office still dominating the desktop with +/- 90% of marketshare
    MS still the leader in enterprise software (Windows, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, etc)
    MS Azure and Office 365 are two of the top cloud services in the SaaS and IaaS markets

    It looks like the dog still barking.
    Also, read the room man. Everyone that quoted you here had your points shoot down, and called you some variation of misinformed. If you think that everyone one here is a fanboy, there’s little I can do to disabuse you of that notion. Except to point out that the forum, and Editorial content, are full of criticism, when that is due. Nobody’s fault that seldom happens.
    I read other comments, and still think that consoles are different.  If you compare just from a digital store POV, it maybe similar.  But when you consider that consoles allow physical media, I think it makes a difference.  A developer may not like the fees of conditions / restrictions from a digital store, and it can decide to go just with physical media.  And a customer may prefer physical media because it can be easily shared and even sell it in the future.  These options don't exist with Apple mobile devices.  See why I think that consoles and Apple mobile devices are different?  Could this change in the near future?  Of course, considering the push to digital games and game subscriptions.  But as today, I think they are different.

    Had some posts shoot down mine?  Maybe, maybe not.  I respect others people opinion, and have no issues when they disagree with me.  I think is good to hear other people comments, and I don't consider most of them fanboys, since in many cases, they have valid points  And I suppose there are cases my comments have valid arguments too. 
    Read the post from 22july2013 above your last, and for the last time, try and understand that you are pointing at a distinction without a difference, concerning digital and physical games distribution for consoles.

    You’ve misunderstood about half of what I wrote you, or just understood in a way that suited your narrative. Be that as it may, although I think it is fun sparring on ideas and points of view during the weekend, it’s already Monday where I live, and I’ll focus my efforts on my job.

    Good luck to you!
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  • Apple's 'Fortnite' takedown will cause incalculable harm to users, says Epic

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    From what I know, MS was just involved with the Unreal Engine issue, and not with Fortnite.  And based in the judge decision, looks like there were right. 

    And I find interesting how you mention MS and antitrust violations, considering that as today, they are not part of the latest governments investigations, as Apple is.  That's rich...
    Oh snap! You got me... well no, you didn’t. Not really.

    Go read about the history of tech industry for the last three decades. Then try and figure out yourself why my point is valid, while yours isn’t.

    Microsoft was the one big boy on the block when it had its antitrust grievances, about two decades ago. Now, they don’t even break top four, and that’s why that dog isn’t barking.

    Also, read the room man. Everyone that quoted you here had your points shoot down, and called you some variation of misinformed. If you think that everyone one here is a fanboy, there’s little I can do to disabuse you of that notion. Except to point out that the forum, and Editorial content, are full of criticism, when that is due. Nobody’s fault that seldom happens.
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  • Apple's 'Fortnite' takedown will cause incalculable harm to users, says Epic

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    Personally I don't think that's relevant.  If console vendors sell at a loss, maybe they should do something different.  As today, I don't think they even sell at loss, specially Nintendo. 
    As I don’t have a console, nor the will to buy one, I must admit that I don’t follow news about them all that often. But when I do, it is commonly stated that vendors typically lose money on sales of hardware, that are recouped on licensing games sales (be it a digital download, or physical media, as Mike just pointed out).

    To sell a product below cost, just because you can afford it, is known as dumping. That’s an antitrust violation in every country that uphold such laws. I understand that in this case, it is about a different source of revenue. But the practice may be constructed, through a legal argument, to be a way o make extremely hard for new vendors to break into the market.

    So, in the case of Microsoft, who allied itself crying foul at Apple, over something they’ve also been doing since forever, and also real antitrust violations, that’s rich.
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