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  • US DOJ will finally sue Apple after years of antitrust investigation

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    VictorMortimer said:
    About time.  Apple has been illegally monopolizing app distribution on iDevices for well over a decade now.  It's time for the nonsense to stop.

    I should be able to install any software of MY choosing on MY iPhone, without interference from Apple.

    I really hope DoJ doesn't cave and settle.  Apple needs to allow normal software installation, without an app store.
    And in three simple paragraphs you’ve educated us that you don’t know what you’re talking about with directly saying you don’t know what you’re talking about. 

    1) a monopoly in itself is not illegal. 
    2) any app developer can put an app on the App Store for FREE. They can then have it “activate” by logging in to an account that you purchase through their website. IE Netflix, MS Office, etc. etc. Having in app purchase options only makes sense though. If consumers are too lazy to research they can get the license cheaper elsewhere is not Apple’s responsibility. 
    3) what other company is required to advertise that you can get the same product elsewhere for a different price? Should every car dealer have a big button next to their cars for sale  stating “Buy me for $5000 less at dealer XYZ instead”? That’s ludicrous for saving THOUSANDS of dollars and even more so to save $3. 
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  • Latest macOS Sonoma update is breaking some USB hubs in monitors

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    sflocal said:
    MacOS Sonoma has been the worst MacOS release for Intel-based machines ever.  I'm still on MacOS 14.2 because each point-release update has result in bricking my 2020 iMac and my having to reinstall MacOS, and only with a USB install drive.  Headlines like these makes me wonder if Apple has abandoned any real QC checks with Intel machines.  For the first time ever, I'm seriously considering downgrading my iMac to macOS Monterey as it was completely stable.

    It's a disgrace in my book.  Apple really dropped the ball here.
    I’m running a 2019 MacBook Pro and have had zero issues with Sonoma. And I’ve been running Sonoma since the 14.0 beta’s. Haven’t done a fresh install on the system in years. 
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  • Is Apple's App Store a monopoly or a solution?

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    If Microsoft had its own external App Store, hosted the software and handled all payment processing itself... what percentage of a $70 Microsoft 365 subscription being handled completely by Microsoft do you think Apple should be entitled to (and for what exactly)? 
    They essentially already do. You can buy the 365 licenses from just about anywhere. You download on your phone, tablet, Mac or PC and log in. In this instance Apple gets $0 while still providing the service to get the software on iPhone, iPad and Mac. Thus 30% for the first year and 15% after is really a steal and far cheaper than printing keycards, shipping them to retailers and then still only getting a portion of the sale price. 
    Plus that small amount of in app purchases comps for all the data use for thousands of devices pulling the downloads. Office gets installed automatically on all our companies phones and tablets (iOS or Android) and neither Apple or Google get a dime for these while providing the heavy lifting to get the app installed.
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  • New M3 iPad Pro with OLED may have a ridiculously higher starting price

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    charlesn said:
    I'm sorry, but I can buy LG's superb and current 48" C3 OLED TV for about $1100... or LG's 48" OLED gaming monitor for $850... but putting a 13" OLED panel in an iPad is going to drive the price to $2,000 because why?
    Pixel density. It costs significantly more to pack pixels into smaller displays. If you added the same pixel density to a 48” screen, it would be many thousands of dollars.
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  • Department of Justice antitrust filing against Apple said to be imminent, for the fourth c...

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    designr said:
    nrg2 said:
    That issue aside though, allowing me to download an app to my iPhone from some other store does not impact anyone else's iPhone. That's false assumption that many are making. Perhaps because they have fallen for Apple's propaganda.
    You obviously have ZERO clue on how computers and the internet work.
    You're right. My 30+ years as a software engineer have taught me nothing.

    Just admit that you have fallen for Apple's propaganda. But please stop the fear-mongering.
    Not propaganda at all. Real world experience for also 30+ years having dealt with exactly what you erroneously claim can’t affect anyone else.
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