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  • Apple Pay under scrutiny by EU for possible anti-competitive payment practices

    luisfrochaluisfrocha
    g3. said:
    anantksundaram said:
    These stupid thumb-twiddlers who can't innovate to save their asses, going after US tech again...

    Payments now. Pathetic. And ridiculous.
    Limiting usage of NFC for 3rd parties is clearly anti-competition behavior. It’s like to say you will use only Safari at your iPhone because of security. It will not go like that forever. It can’t. Apple is just milking NFC payments and keep all generated on iPhone for themselves. 
    More to say, apple pay didn’t improve “payment culture” in Europe much. When US was using swipe and sign, EU was doing chip and pin payments (more secure) and contactless payments were pretty common long before apple pay. In general, acquiring and payment services as such are more developed in EU - that’s for the innovations.
    Main point is that Apple is really limiting developers to make use of NFC and deliver additional services on top of apple pay...
    Me: let me add a bolt and a few locks to my store’s doors and windows FOR MY SECURITY and to keep my business safe, and thieves out
    EU: that is anti-competitive because it doesn’t allow other store owners to use your store to sell their stuff
    Me: *slap forehead*
    chiaanantksundarambshank

  • Developer of BlueMail sues Apple over 'Sign in with Apple,' App Store 'monopoly'

    luisfrochaluisfrocha
    Based on what’s stated on this article, it does sound like the developer has a case on two points. The only thing I don’t think they have a case on is the App Store issue. So after the NYT article his rating jumped from 143 to 13? Could it not be that the article itself caused a spike in interest, which caused an increase of downloads, which made it jump from 143 to 13? Isn’t that more likely than Apple adjusting the algorithm so they’ll move up in the results?
    netmagebb-15svanstromwatto_cobra

  • The TextBlade keyboard is superb, but you'll have to be patient

    luisfrochaluisfrocha
    Four years and they can’t deliver because of Bluetooth implementation? Not sure I can buy into that explanation. During those four years there have been countless products released using that technology, so I don’t see how that can the the obstacle. I was ready to order one while reading this article and watching its video, but when I got to the part of the “reason” for the delay, I figured I’d better wait until they release it.
    svanstromalexonline

  • Apple pulls iOS 12 beta 7 OTA update amid performance woes

    luisfrochaluisfrocha
    I experienced that as well. All is good now, though. And yeah, I’m sure there will be a few who will say iOS 12 is doomed because of this “hiccup”  :D
    watto_cobra

  • Apple hit with lawsuit after admitting to slowing down iPhones with depleted batteries

    luisfrochaluisfrocha
    Apple is evil!! They must also be throttling my 2010 MacBook Pro because it runs slower since I installed the first update on it!! They owe me money!! Money, money, money!! Evil, I tell ya!!
     :D  >:) :p :D
    ok, that was sarcasm. Don’t flame me. That’s dumb, though. To begin with, any newer OS is going to not be as fast on older hardware as it is on newer hardware. That’s a fact of life. And now we know Apple is throttling apps to better use the battery on OLDER systems...since LAST year. Which means this hasn’t been happening since the first iPhone. Grow up people! Some people are just looking for a quick buck any way the can!
    watto_cobra