jmurgen

I like how this coalition totally ignores the fact that 30% is the standard fee on pretty much every platform, Google, Xbox, PS, and that the App Store provides value to these companies. Apple created the store, it’s services, and most importantly its reputation and ease of use. One of the reasons I use an iPhone is because while I enjoy building computers and hacking around with my PCs and various software my phone does not fall into that category. I depend on my phone and knowing Apple is at least making some effort to keep things legit and the OS up to date I can relax use the App Store with some confidence. Not to bash Android, but the ability to side load apps and vendors basically abandoning their devices in record time with OS updates has made it hot garbage. I use an iPhone 7, a four year old phone that is still running the most up to date OS and still gets security updates. My phone looks like it will literally die of old age before it gets abandoned. 

You would think that the CEO of one of the company’s with the worst records for abusing their power would be smart enough to keep his head down and his mouth shut. Once government starts you know Facebook is going to a major target, his hope of distraction via Apple isn’t going to work. Instead he should focus on his own house and try to get out in front of his own shit storm and clean things up, but like your average carpet bagger he’ll only focus on amazing as much wealth as he can and his users can go f@#$ themselves. 

I’m not sure how Apple Pay fits in here, I am firmly in the Apple camp, but see no need to use Apple Pay, I use Visa and MasterCard how has Apple Pay supplanted these two juggernauts to the extent they need government intervention?  Apparently adding another choice for people makes them anticompetitive?  Can anyone explain this to me?

The only thing wrong with the old Mac Mini was it was 4 year old technology and present day prices. I love the Mini and was running one of the 2012? Versions when the i7 option was still an option up until a few months ago. This new Mini is exactly what I’ve been hoping for and ordered one immediately. Yeah a better gpu would have been nice but with egpu support my Mini is now upgradable, for those who don’t need a better gpu they don’t have to pay for it. 

This is machine is a win. 

I was always amazed that no other Tech company was ever sited in these 'Apple is running sweat shops' stories ; when clearly all the Tech companies are guilty of turning a blind eye on the manufacturing conditions off shore. Isn't that why the manufacturing of almost everything is off shore? The reason things are cheaper to build off shore is because you can ignore, or have your suppliers ignore the very expensive costs like making sure your employees survive their employment and live long healthy lives.