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jrc said:

Nice, and I've been here the longest. I've seen it ALL!

Nov 98 - earliest AI Forum registration.

Did my own basement in 97…

1897 …or?

rain22 said:

This ‘house of cards’ 30% nonsense is going to come crashing down. 

Fact, opinion, speculation, or just your wish?

SpamSandwich said:

Pathetic. Know what’s fair about the App Store? Those apps which address the needs of customers succeed, those which don’t fail. That’s exactly what should happen.

Yeah, except someone needs to take care of the long term consequences for the entire ecosystem. Because neither the individual consumers nor the developers will. And when it’s too late you will just have another Andork system, and with no chance to put the reckless cat back in the bag again.

I think it’s important and urgent that we as consumers organize against this coalition. I don’t like at all that they are trying to portrait their demands as if they were in the interest of us consumers. They are entirely for the benefit of developers (often greedy). The arguments why this will hurt the consumers have already been stated here numerous times, and they are all valid. No reason to linger anymore around that discussion.

So, just how do we take this further? Is it enough with a petition? Should we try to get Apple with us on this?

camc said:

jdb8167, well written.
I really need to add that I completely agree with you.

I agree with you too. So, just how do we take this further? Is it enough with a petition?