get serious

mr lizard said:

Just let developers link out to their own website from the app for payments already. If Apple’s confident in their IAP platform, then they won’t be concerned that customers won’t use it over the developers own system. 

Not being able to link out, and not even being able to tell the customer where to go to make payments outside of the app, is just childish and petty.  

Sure let the kids link out to a Russian/Nigerian Prince payment service or maybe child dating service the developer prefers.

Having worked at Apple both under Steve and Tim's tenure I can say that when financial success came to Apple employees shared in that success. Employee stock purchase plan, health insurance options for part time employees, education reimbursement, COVID support, stock grants across all parts of the company not just for Cupertino. As for suppliers Apple has steadily prodded their suppliers to provide better working environments, limits on hours worked, workplace audits on hiring and employment practices.
 Few westerners realize the cultural differences that influence the employer/employee relationship in other countries. It is not just a case of employers driving the employee with a whip, many workers are coming from rural areas and are driving themselves into the ground to save a family back on the farm. China, Indonesia, Brazil, India and others are evolving much as the U.S. did in the 1890's - 1920's and they are progressing fast, faster than the U.S. I think.
Point being Apple is not perfect but has consistently driven to be a better employer and is holding their suppliers to a higher standard than most other companies. And that drive accelerated under Tim and company (except for the period during the :the asshat: before Angela). 
Thanks to Tim, all of Apple and most of all to the Apple Customers that make it all possible. 

maestro64 said:

I use to work with guy who was senior manager and he used to say in meetings all the time “you’ll will not care about the facts once you hear the story”. He hated long discussions about the details and facts, he would just rather just tell his story about what he thought was important, this it’s what news media is today. 

What most people do not realize news media today is no longer about sharing information it’s about telling everyone a story.

Love your story

15-20% of people infected with COVID-19 require hospitalization costing on average $35,000 for an insured patient, $78,000 for an uninsured or out of network patient. I don't know about others but not an expense I would want to put on others let alone have to pay for both my wife or myself.
Thank you to all of the healthcare workers and their support staffs that are bearing the burden caused by the Deniers.

mark fearing said:

People gloss over 99% of Apple's history under Jobs to claim they were always reinventing the world. I've been an avid follower since 1989 and most years, Apple is just Apple. But always has been committed to excellence. That's the difference.

Yes ^