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  • After a lengthy legal battle and billion-dollar loss, 'Fortnite' is back on iOS

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    "we love developers" as long as we get a 30% cut.

    Just because Karl Benz invented the automobile doesn't mean he gets a cut of every toll road.

    Saying Apple deserves a 30% cut of all digital goods because they built the platform is like saying a mall owner deserves a percentage of everything sold in every store, forever, even after the store builds its own loyal customer base and no longer relies on foot traffic.

    Sure, Apple built the “mall” - the App Store - and they deserve fair rent for access and discovery. But when Apple blocks tenants from even telling customers that cheaper options exist outside the mall, or forces them to use Apple’s own checkout system, it stops being about fair business and becomes about control.

    The real issue isn’t whether Apple should earn money - they already do, handsomely. It’s that they’ve positioned themselves as landlord, tax authority, and competitor all at once. Epic’s win doesn’t mean developers escape costs - it just means they can finally choose how to run their businesses. That’s not freeloading. That’s competition.

    And let’s be honest: a free economy isn’t absolute. It needs guardrails. When two companies are the app economy, protecting free markets requires regulation - not just to stop abuse, but to keep the system open for the next generation of creators.

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  • AirPods Max vs Sony XM6 - Over-ear headphones shootout

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    So… what about, you know, the sound? 🤷‍♂️
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  • Apple EU anti-competition fine is a relatively modest $570 million to avoid Trump retaliat...

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    wozwoz said:
    This is a very foolish decision by the EU, and the suggestion in the article that the fine is 'small' to avoid retribution is naive and misguided. The fine is huge, it gives succour to Trump, and he will no doubt grab on to it, and punish the EU accordingly. And I am sorry to say, but they seem to deserve it.
    I disagree. If the EU would have delayed their Tarrifs, it would have sent a message that the fines they hand out are politically motivated, and somehow tied to the Tarrifs process, which is not the case. It would have undermined the very concept of this act and suggested everything is negotiable. 

    The Tarrifs are a self-inflicted wound by the US. If the Orange Baboon starts to come to terms, no doubt the EU will lower their retaliatory Tarrifs accordingly, although the damage is done and the EU now considers the US no longer to be an ally. 
    Apple has been warned about their behavior in the EU for long enough now. They ARE the mobile economy rather than being part of it (next to Google, but Android is a more open platform). They are abusing that position. The EU wants competition. This very different from the concept of tarrifs and mixing them up would have been a disastrous choice. 
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  • Apple Watch Series 11: What's expected to arrive this fall

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    In short, we expect pretty much nothing.
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  • iPadOS 19 rumored to get more Mac-like in productivity push

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    They would need to overcome the challenge of a touch-first requirement. In my opinion, there are way too many gestures and concepts on iPadOS with the most recent failed addition being Stage Manager. I bet most of us aren’t using it because it’s too complex and pulls people out of their flow-state.   
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