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macuserosu said:

 I would love it if the put the Touch ID at the camera module  like Samsung did.  I usually have my index finger near the camera while holding it. 

xyzzy-xxx said:

dblanch369 said:

Bye Bye Epic!  Seriously hope they lose.  I've said it many times, I know Apple isn't perfect, but their walled garden helps keep by stuff secure. Epic (and others) just wants to burn that down.  I'd be welcome to Apple dropping their cut, but I still think they deserve their fair share.

Apple's walled garden should continue to exist for the people who want it - all other should have the choice to buy from another app store !

Beats said:

People are still buying these?

gatorguy said:

jschmoe said:

Yeah, my wife and I were early adopters of Fitbit's products, but it very quickly became obvious that a huge part of their business model involved holding your data hostage, not to mention whatever other monetization schemes they had planned for "renting" your data out to third parties. And then they were bought by Google, the king of personal data collection and monetization. Not that I was seriously considering going back to Fitbit's products anyway, but now it's definitely a hard pass for me!

Fitbit hasn't been purchased by Google... Yet.

The EU expressed concerns about Google becoming even stronger in ad placement with access to health-related data too. Because of that Google publically announced they'd not use any Fitbit collected data for advertising purchases post-purchase. No real change since Google doesn't allow ads based on users health conditions/data now. 

The EU Commission then said "do you promise" which Google answered "Yes we do". The EU wasn't done yet tho, then asking Google to sign a legally binding agreement to that effect as a condition of EU approval. Again Google said no problem, give us the agreement to sign, we have no intention of using health data for targeted ads. I guess that called the EU's bluff because now Ms. Vestager is saying beyond that she has other concerns with a big US tech even having access to EU citizen data. 

I suspect she'll find a way to decline it if she believes it will be upheld when Google appeals the denial to purchase.  IMO if that were to happen Fitbit assets will be sold off to someone who won't be as restricted by competition authorities as Google would be. Fitbit won't survive on its own and will be forced to find another buyer. 

I hope Google buys them so this knockoff could die.

elijahg said:

chasm said:

swineone said:

I prefer to think of it this way: my iPhone is mine, not Apple's, and I should have a say if Apple gets a 30% cut on all software I purchase.

Oh? Do you get a say on how much profit your car's dealership and manufacturer make when you buy from them? Your grocery store? Your cable bill, your bank, your house's mortgage? The clothes you buy? The utility companies? The toll road your taxes helped pay for but you're still being charged for (for upkeep)? Do you "get a say" on how much money is taken out of your paycheque by state and federal authorities?

No?

Well why this? Why is this different from any of those?

Oh wait, it isn't. The customer has never and will never get "a say" in how much profit a company can generate. That's up to the company. Of the examples I mentioned, you'd be quite surprised, I suspect, if you know the percentage those companies take over and above the actual cost. Apple's 30 percent is a) not always 30 percent, and b) actually quite small given the services they provide.

That's not to say that no changes to anything are required, but the notion that a company that builds a service should be required to run it at break-even or a loss is as utterly laughable as your entire line of thinking on this.

You have missed the point entirely, which is in the physical world, if the terms of one store aren't agreeable for you, you can go to a different store. No such luck with iOS.