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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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  • ProtonMail CEO says Apple strong-armed adoption of in-app purchases

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    mrconfuse said:
    That's not a choice that's an ultimatum 


    Just because one doesn’t like the choices one has does not make it an ultimatum. And just because only one store exits for iOS apps does not make it a monopoly. That would require it to be the only choice available for both the phone purchaser and the app vendor. In both cases the end user and app developer has a choice/options.  To believe otherwise  would be significantly flawed logic.

    For an app developer making an email client, they can choose:
    1) Windows
    2) Mac
    3) Linux
    4) iOS
    5) Android 
    6) Web App (Also available to all clients above.)

    Obviously a large number of choices. Don’t like paying a commission for your app being offered to millions of users - YOU HAVE A CHOICE of what platform to support. By means of a web app you can circumvent any gain by outside vendors and hit any OS in the process. 

    Now the crux of the matter is that why does an email client want to have a dedicated app on iOS?? Because that is where end users actually spend money and on far larger proportion than than the next leading competitor. 

    The issue plain and simple is developer greed wrapped up in a guise of poor me. A 30% commission dropping to 15% after one year is hardly unreasonable. If those rates are breaking the bank, simple business processes mean you aren’t charging enough to cover overhead. And no matter what storefront you are in, there will be overhead. 

    I’ve owned a business and also worked for a furniture wholesaler. If you think 30% is too much for a retailer to “markup” a product then I suggest not ever buying furniture. That tends to be marked up 100-125% by retailers let alone what the manufacturer/wholesaler marks it up. From my understanding the clothes on your back are likely the same, if not higher. 
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