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tylersdad said:

killroy said:

tylersdad said:

killroy said:

tylersdad said:

rob53 said:

22july2013 said:

Exciting times. I've been arguing for this for years and that's why so many people hate me on this forum.

So you believe a developer has every right in the world to post their apps for free on the Apple App Store? Give me one legitimate reason why Apple should be required to host these apps for free. Apple doesn't charge for free apps but could start doing that if they wanted to. Apple could also start charging developers to even put their apps on the Apple App Store and if these stupid laws pass, I'm all for Apple doing that. There's no way anyone could force Apple to host things on their servers for free. It would be like me hosting your email server on my hardware, which I maintain, for free. Get a grip, I'd never do that and I doubt any company would do that. This shows how stupid these laws are.

Of course, if you want to have your own payment system, then be prepared for Apple to start charging you a hosting fee for every download and install of that app. That's only fair isn't it?

No. As a developer, I feel I should not be limited to Apple's way of distributing apps to my users. 

It's as simple as that. I won't use their infrastructure and they won't get any money from me (other than my developers subscription). 

You well pay for use of their server. And you well be kicked off if your app has malware.

Why would I use their server? My customers are able to download apps from my website and install them. 

We are talking about iOS app store. Not the Mac app store.

What difference does that make? An app is an app. An iPhone or an iPad is just another type of computer. 

cgWerks said:

AppleInsider said:
... In an effort to lure content creators to the platform, Spotify is letting podcasters keep 100% of subscription revenue -- minus processing fees -- ...

Note, if you're luring to YOUR platform and charging a subscription, etc. it isn't a podcast any longer. It's a Spotify Show. Same with Apple. The 'podcasts' behind their paywall are Apple Audio Shows, not podcasts.

This might sound like semantics to some, but it is really important to maintain this distinction for the future of podcasting. None of these 'podcasts' will be available in your favorite podcast app (unless that app is that particular platform's), and they won't have the coming Podcasting 2.0 features unless those particular platform/players ALSO add them. They won't have 'value block' aspect of their RSS feeds (because they don't have RSS feeds) which allows direct listener to producer financial and communication transactions. And, maybe most importantly, they won't be cancel-culture immune (or privacy protecting).

If you love podcasting, run, don't walk, away from this crap!

MplsP said:

stompy said:

darkpaw said:

I don't get why we'd ever need MagSafe on a desktop computer? For a laptop, great; someone comes along and treads on the cable, it pulls it out without breaking the port on the laptop or pulling the laptop to the floor, and the laptop continues running on battery power.

Apple describes the M1 iMac magnetic power connector as "A power connector that easily attaches via magnets", where (retired) MacBook MagSafe was an easily disconnected magnetic power connection. I get that it's easy to conflate the two, most people did when Apple introduced the 2021 iMac; adding to that, Apple has never said "Hey, this isn't MagSafe".

The day the iMac went on sale, reviewer Jason Snell compared the new iMac power cord to the old: "In practical terms, the force required to yank the magnetic power cable off the iMac is the same force required to yank the current iMac’s plastic power plug out of its socket."

Unless we're going to start referring to non-magnetic designs as "FrictionSafe", we should agree to only call products MagSafe that Apple calls MagSafe.

So what’s the point of using magnets, then, especially for a desktop. How often do you plug/unplug a desktop’s power cord? Was the cord for the imac really that difficult or an issue in any way? Nope. Magnets are just a more expensive (and resource intensive) way of doing the same thing.