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  • EU will force Apple & Google to allow third-party app stores, payment services

    davidw said:
    Apple developed iOS from the ground up, with security, privacy and data protection in mind. So now Apple should be punished by the EU for being ahead of the tech curve? 
    People complaining about the EU forget that the U.S. lawmakers also want sideloading.
    People complaining about security forget that there was malware distributed through the App Store and one advantage of iOS could also be used for sideloaded apps: Apps can be required to be signed by a certificate that can be revoked remotely any time.
    darkvadersphericFileMakerFeller
  • Apple wants 27% commission for Dutch apps using third-party payments

    xyzzy-xxx said: You are wrong here: Price increase would come from the developer (absolute price) and Apple would participate indirectly (absolute commission increases because it is percentage)
    You're not addressing the fact that Apple constantly updates the iPhone hardware, the operating system, the developers tools, the server structure etc. The idea that Apple collects the commission without doing anything in return has no basis in reality. The "nothing in return" part is critical to the classic business definition of rent seeking. 
    So you think that this updates are not compensated with the $191.9 billion iPhone revenue (2021) alone ?
    williamlondon
  • Apple wants 27% commission for Dutch apps using third-party payments

    InspiredCode said: Rent seeking is anti-capitalism. Apple should clearly be paid, but they shouldn’t be rent seeking either. Whether or not Apple crossed the line in to rent seeking is highly debatable, but capitalism requires being paid for your work and competitive pressure to counter rent seeking.
    Give me a break. Rent seeking is a core part of capitalism AND Apple clearly is not rent seeking.

    For the vast majority of the population, this is the way rent works: the landlord will promise to maintain the property during the lease and that's all. If the landlord offers the renter a renewal, it typically includes an increase in price without any promises of improvements. 

    That obviously isn't what Apple does. They've never increased the commission and have made significant upgrades to the iPhone hardware and iOS on an annual basis. In other words, those improvements never resulted in a higher price. That's the OPPOSITE of rent seeking. 
    You are wrong here: Price increase would come from the developer (absolute price) and Apple would participate indirectly (absolute commission increases because it is percentage)
    williamlondon
  • Microsoft says that if Apple isn't stopped now, its antitrust behavior will just get worse...

    When Microsoft compares Apple to the antitrust trials against itself (Microsoft) and AT&T they are unfortunately just right.
    Just think about Safari not implementing some web standards (web apps) that could hurt the App Store and Apple not allowing other browser engines (Chrome and Firefox on iOS have to use Apple's WebKit engine that is also used by Safari) at the same time.
    Looking at the latest security problems arguments that this is for privacy reasons are looking lame...
    williamlondon
  • NSO considering killing Pegasus spyware under financial & lawsuit pressure

    strongy said:
    lkrupp said:
    Read up on the development of the atomic bomb. Once the scientists produced it they immediately started regretting it and started lobbying to not use it. But the nuclear genie was out of the bottle and there was no putting it back in. Same goes for programs like Pegasus. That genie is also out of the bottle and the bad guys (governments, etc) are not going to just stop using it. 
    They've already demonstrated that they can revoke the license which turns pegasus into a useless paperweight.
    If you mean that Apple demonstrated that they can revoke a certificate needed to install some software, well that is not the way Pegasus works – so it can't be stopped this way. At this time the KNOWN Pegasus exploit has been fixed by an Apple security update, but nobody knows what other exploits exist...
    williamlondon