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  • EU's antitrust head is ignoring Spotify's dominance and wants to punish Apple instead

    sphericspheric
    Ah, I see. Sorry for the „hogwash“. 

    It didn’t occur to me to measure the size of telecoms providers by anything other than subscriber numbers. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Australian court is the latest to attack Apple on behalf of rich corporations

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    entropys said:
    I love the story of the little red hen, particularly the Ronald Reagan version.
    it explains so much about the nexus of entrepreneurism and just who is entitled to benefit from those activities. And the role of government in capturing those benefits for the loudest voices.

    […]
    "Exactly," said the agent. "That's the wonderful free enterprise system. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations the productive workers must divide their product with the idle."

    And they lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, I am grateful." 

    But her neighbors wondered why she never again baked any more bread.

    Ah yes, the capitalist corporate CEOs who all build the cars on their own, with their bare hands, while ten thousand workers stand by, idly watching the executive toil away, all while demanding their fair share of profits. 

    Reagan was a genius. 
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Australian court is the latest to attack Apple on behalf of rich corporations

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    9secondkox2 said:
    nubus said:
    Would we ever accept an ISP blocking some sites and features like local shopping "to protect us"? Do we want or need a gatekeeper on apps? A warning perhaps - but a gatekeeper?  And the 30%... that Apple then lowered to 15% after massive political pressure.

    People experience a juggernaut going from lost cause to lost cause in courts while taxing customers on memory, taxing developers, blocking app-installations, and blocking upgrades. Apple should go win some hearts.
    Actually, we DO need an app gatekeeper. but not in a censorship way. that's awful and apple is guilty of that as well. But we DO need someone to make suer the appas arent' nefrarious in their coding, spying, etc. 
    If there's ever an App Store on iOS that guarantees that, you'll be free to use it. 

    Right now, there's only one option, and it notoriously doesn't. 

    So, here's hoping: 🤞
    9secondkox2nubuswilliamlondonbyronl

  • Amateur performers embrace VR porn on Apple Vision Pro

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    rickwil61 said:
    VictorMortimer said:
    dominikhoffmann said:
    This is really disgusting. Yet another way to cheapen the marital act!
    LOL at the puritan who thinks sex has anything to do with marriage.
    Sex inside a healthy marriage is a powerful force for good.  It creates families and strengthens the bond between the husband and wife which contributes to a stable home for children to grow up in.  Can you tell me what sex outside of marriage has accomplished?  Notice that I’m not questioning anybody’s right to do it because they have the right. My question is what good has come from such behavior?
    What good is coming from your behaviour on this forum? Are you doing God’s work by annoying the Bejesus out of people and driving them away? 

    Or are you just enjoying it? 
    9secondkox2ronnjahblade

  • EU questions whether Apple has changed anything after its $1.95 billion fine

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    avon b7 said: There is definitely consumer harm: Anti-steering.
    Anti-steering has always been flimsy in regards to consumer harm and the EU knows it.
    You will be filing an appeal on Apple's behalf, I take it? 
    ctt_zhwilliamlondon