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  • Who at Apple thought getting rid of fast Watch Face switching in watchOS 10 was a good idea?

    sphericspheric
    Spencer314 said:
    spheric said:
    Weird. My watch occasionally switched watch faces on its own before watchOS 10. 

    I have no trouble holding my finger on the dial for three seconds before doing exactly the same thing to switch faces as the last seven years I’ve owned an Apple Watch. 

    I’d be fine if you just blamed me, but I actually never suggested this improvement (it is an improvement for me) to Apple. 
    So, removing a feature that you only ever used by accident isn't a problem for you. Why even comment? 
    Wow, choosing hostility over reading comprehension is an interesting option. 

    It was a feature that would activate accidentally, and that — in my experience — is no less accessible, but no longer accidentally switches on me. 

    I bothered replying because I am literally one of those people who thinks this is a good idea (even though I don’t work at apple), and I thought, given that you are obviously invested enough in the feature to go on an online forum to rant about it, you might be interested in an explanation as to WHY I think it’s a good change. 

    I apologise for having misread your one-way broadcast as an interest in communication. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple could be out $20 billion a year if Google loses DOJ antitrust case

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    13485 said:
    spheric said:
    As Microsoft found out both in the United States vs. Microsoft antitrust case and the European case, "enabled by default" can absolutely constitute an antitrust issue, because the vast majority of users never ever touch their defaults. 

    It's weird how twenty years later, people are still perpetuating weird myths that have long been dispelled by actual (very expensive) court cases. 
    Are you both aware that the DOJ case, initially ruled against MS, was overturned on appeal? The actual settlement between DOJ and MS was much less onerous than the judge's overreaching decision.
    Yes, I am aware of this. A settlement is not a win, and it was still rather expensive. 
    The EU case involved both Windows media Player and Internet Explorer, and Microsoft paid the 500 million € fine in full. 
    9secondkox2ronn

  • India's antitrust regulator investigating Apple's & Google's business practices

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    rob53 said:
    Maybe the CCI should spend more time investigating all the India-based scammers. Let's get rid of them before discussing unfair practices by Google and Apple.
    Why should an agency whose job is to promote and sustain fair competition in Indian markets be investigating fraud? It's called the "Competition Commission of India", not the fucking POLICE. 

    That's like asking the DMV to spend more time investigating car-jacking. 
    muthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple could be out $20 billion a year if Google loses DOJ antitrust case

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    9secondkox2 said:
    So stupid. There is no antitrust when you have options. Apple provides them in settings. 

    Google isn’t the only option. Enabled by default is fine. 
    As Microsoft found out both in the United States vs. Microsoft antitrust case and the European case, "enabled by default" can absolutely constitute an antitrust issue, because the vast majority of users never ever touch their defaults. 

    It's weird how twenty years later, people are still perpetuating weird myths that have long been dispelled by actual (very expensive) court cases. 
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingamAlex1N9secondkox2

  • Europe asks if Digital Markets Act should apply to iMessage

    sphericspheric
    Well, answering those questions is exactly what the current INQUIRY is intended to do. 
    watto_cobra