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  • 'Dead Island 2' arrives for Mac users ready to slay on Apple Silicon

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    What the hell is Apple thinking? If they really want to improve their gaming strategy, they shouldn’t extort gamers. 

    Cyberpunk 2077: $34 on GOG. €70 on the EU App Store.
    Dead Island 2: €70 on the App Store, €14.99 on Steam (discounted).

    This is not the individual developer’s choice; this is Apple setting prices with the developers. They are often brought to the App Store by Apple to help building the ecosystem. The developer gets incentives (money, exposure, etc) but Apple has a say in pricing.
    mr moe

  • Apple's Epic gamble: birthright citizenship ruling cited to overturn antisteering mandate

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    If Apple is hitchhiking on that particular case, to me they are also indirectly approving the topic at hand: that it’s okay to deport people as the Trump regime is doing today. 

    It’s a foul, pathetic move on Apple’s side and demonstrates they don’t have any moral values, just shareholder value. It demonstrates severe corruption that is the United States. 

    It does matter how you win, not just that you win. 
    9secondkox2JanNLmuthuk_vanalingamronnwilliamlondondanoxsconosciuto

  • EU backs down on Big Tech tax ahead of US trade deal

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    9secondkox2 said:
    Sounds good. Trade is the way to get the EU to stop hurting American companies. 

    No extra taxes on big tech is s good stsrt, but we need WAY more than that. 

    The baseline isn’t right now. It’s before the DMA. 
    American companies are hurting the EU with policies that are completely unacceptable. 

    Have you ever considered the fact that the world doesn’t see the US as the central source of truth, or standard? 

    America is an arrogant, selfish nation and I’m actually really glad Europe has woken up with Trump. This includes a very important step in detaching ourselves from big tech gradually. It is not a trustworthy partner. 
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  • Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor

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    mfryd said:
    I don’t find this very plausible. 
    They could perhaps create a better “iPad + keyboard” combo that offers an attractive package.  But Apple already sells three kinds of laptops and three kinds of iPads. Why confuse the consumer with another one that overlaps both classes?
    The difference is that it would be a Mac.  At this point the defining attribute that differentiates a Mac from an iPad is that the Mac runs Mac OSX.

    Mac OSX allows a greater flexibility in available software.  With additional software, OSX can even run Windows in a virtual machine.

    OSX is a platform that can be used to teach programming.   To my knowledge, Apple doesn't allow users to write traditional software under iPad OS.  I have a C compiler for my Mac, I have not been able to find one for my iPad.

    Similarly, OSX allows one to drop into the command line and explore a bit to see how the machine works under the hood.  I don't think the iPad allows this.

    You can even run iPad apps on a Mac.

    All of these make OSX a better choice for many educational situations.


    Sure, I get the differentiation. And for exactly the reasons you mentioned I am a macOS user primarily. But why another product? The target audience you are describing are MacBook Air or even Pro users. 

    Apple could simply stick a M1 in the same form factor and sell it for $100 less and provide at least some parity with the CPU class they offer (easier to develop for), but what do they gain from that? They won’t unlock a new audience segment. 

    The majority of their profits don’t come from marginally cheaper products. It’s the extra memory, the bumped up CPU. That is where they make the big bucks at scale. It’s not an interesting proposition for them to sell us a cheaper laptop. In fact, it’s not their brand strategy. They would have to offer a cheaper screen, cheaper internals, etc to drop $200-$350 and that is ‘un-Apple’. That’s why I find this rumor not plausible. 
    williamlondonAlex1N

  • Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor

    CheeseFreezeCheeseFreeze
    I don’t find this very plausible. 
    They could perhaps create a better “iPad + keyboard” combo that offers an attractive package.  But Apple already sells three kinds of laptops and three kinds of iPads. Why confuse the consumer with another one that overlaps both classes?
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