franklinjackcon said:

holyone said:

Hope scum pays till it comes out the nose, these guys are literally in the business of copying Apple, global bull shirt, guess what the next little box of garbage is going to have, yep no prizes : dual cam with Bokeh effect and no protruding home button. It's one thing for others to conform and adapt and "coppy" strong technological trends set by a competitor but there's a point where that just taken too far and Sammy's been at this for years it's totally unconscionable for American law makers to even be entertaining this, the American gov gets more money from Apple then any othere foreighn company doesn't make any sense, is it the offshore holdings ?

So Apple invented dual cam and bokeh now did they?

No, just another technology that Apple figured would be useful and found ways to implement into their devices and after which Others will try and "emulate" if the word "copy" is a little too evocative for you. Point is Apple sets the standard of how technology should be and everybody els follows period no amount of whining from fandroids will change that, real innovation comes from Cuppetino, that isn't bragging or showing off its a testament to anyone held up in their garge somewhere trying to make miracles that two guys with nothing but sheer talent, guts and an unrelenting will, can create from thin air the most impact full technology company of our time. Here's to all those inspired and attempting to "emulate" similar acts of miracles, in the right way.

randominternetperson said:

Ok, here is the relevant bit from the linked sources:

Civil Law is our Friend

Considering the situation of HTML5 on iOS and the effort that is wasted at Nexedi and beyond, we have decided to research the possibility of using Law to help Apple open the doors of its AppStore to Web browsers with better HTML5 support. A few years ago, France passed a Law to protect small companies such as Nexedi against large companies that try to impose unbalanced contracts.

The precise words are: "déséquilibre significatif entre les droits et obligations des parties". Nexedi believes this situation applies to Apple's AppStore contract. Not allowing the publication in Apple's AppStore of web browsers that are not based on Apple's own Webkit raises in our opinion the same issues as if Carrefour (a company similar to Walmart) was not selling any beans but those based on Carrefour's seeds. This may be legal in other countries but in France, it is most likely not.

Thanks to Civil Law it is more difficult in France than in the USA to get a ruling that contradicts the wording of the law. We thus have some hopes that this lawsuit will lead to a better situation for HTML5 support on iOS.

They are not arguing that Apple should be forced to update WebKit, but that Apple shouldn't be allowed to prohibit other browser engines.  And the stick they are trying to use is a provision in French contract law.  Seems like a reach to me.  Are ALL provisions in the developer license agreement up for grabs just because Apple is big and developers are small?  What's so special about this WebKit provision?  Have fun in court, guys.

Does Apple have a sign on their foreheads that says " sue us, doesn't matter for what, we have lots of money we worked our asses off for and desperately want to give it to you" ? 

Hope scum pays till it comes out the nose, these guys are literally in the business of copying Apple, global bull shirt, guess what the next little box of garbage is going to have, yep no prizes : dual cam with Bokeh effect and no protruding home button. It's one thing for others to conform and adapt and "coppy" strong technological trends set by a competitor but there's a point where that just taken too far and Sammy's been at this for years it's totally unconscionable for American law makers to even be entertaining this, the American gov gets more money from Apple then any othere foreighn company doesn't make any sense, is it the offshore holdings ?

h2p said:

Also, I'd recommend, Not changing the name to iTunes/NetFlix. Anecdotally, there are too many Anti-Apple people that may not buy for that reason alone... and it dilutes the brand.

Although, having an "iTunes features section" on NetFlix could complement the service. I'm not certain how... but there is an opportunity to cross-sell Apple services via NetFlix.

What if there was an iMessage/iCloud services connection? Sharing favorites, reviews, etc.?

They should definitely change the name think about it :[ Apple Music] music streaming, [Apple Movies]movie only streaming, [Apple Channels] tv shows sports chanels etc basically what you get on tv, and they get to keep a consistent product identification across all the streaming services, could work no ?

ericlmercer said:

But we already no Apple nos how to say no...

No new Mac Pros. No new MacBook Pros. No new iMacs. No new Mac Minis...

What we really wanna no, is :

when is Apple finally gonna say No to no new Macs?

Cute, the new hardware will come when it's ready, it's frustrating as hell ? Yes, but remember that unlike iPhones the Macs tend to be kept a little longer so it's probably not that economical to refresh them every year unless you've got something really special, would you really buy a new MBP for a wide color display ? not sure, but most probably wouldn't, so may be a little patience is in odder it has been a while yes but I think this is a good thing Apple can't make people wait this long for total shit, the new staff's gonna be amazing I predict, your old Macs can't be that horrible can they?