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  • Stripe withholding $100K from popular Mac utility developer

    dewme said:
    I searched and could not find any reference to "Apple" in this story. What am I missing? How is Apple involved?
    NotchNook. Mac app. It is on my list to purchase, but perhaps I need to wait a bit!  Good job Stripe. I’ve avoided doing business with you for the most part - you really need a payment processor with a front end relationship. Sure fintech has simplified onboarding and access, but here’s the price. 
    watto_cobra
  • PC emulators are now explicitly allowed on the iPhone and iPad

    Oh good, maybe we can run Windows on our iPads so we have a backup iPad for those Crowdstrike security days.  Somebody tell the Delta CEO. 
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra
  • Friend is the creepy and dystopian iPhone accessory that might just work

    Mike,

    this has all kinds of scam all over it that can’t possibly lead to a viable product. While we see this all the time in bubbles, I think this far exceeds even bubble hype and my suspicion is the real story is likely how easy it is to spin a sinisterly believable scam in today’s market. The corporate address looks to be a residence. Terms & conditions are suspiciously generic and lacking, and California business search didn’t return results for “My TabAI”. What the heck is really the angle here, have we now mainstreamed the hook a sucker business so well that we have video content like this?  
    shrave10watto_cobra
  • Japan to seek up to 20% fine for monopolistic practices by Apple

    Apple could either
    1. leave the Japanese smartphone market entirely,
    2. remove its own app store (and everyone's app store) from the Japanese smartphone market, or 
    3. allow (or require) Android as the OS for iPhone users in the Japanese market. No more iOS on iPhones in Japan.
    Just for idle chit chat, the amusing thought crossed my mind, what if Apple just capped aggregate App Store transactions so that the per capita threshold was below the competition… oops, no more app purchases for you this year because you live in the EU and your android friends aren’t buying enough apps…
    watto_cobrah2prob53
  • Clicks brings a physical keyboard to your iPhone

    AppleZulu said:
    "When a physical keyboard is attached to the iPhone, the digital one slides down, giving way to more content. On the iPhone 15 Pro the keyboard takes up almost the entire display."

    Is that really true? I don't think it is.
    Almost is a broad term. For example, I tell my wife I consider the color of anything not black to be almost white. Then I never have to figure out what fuschia is, or make decorating decisions. 

    I think if you don’t find that screen statement deeply valuable, and perhaps validating, you’re just failing to capitalize on the full value of the English language. 
    watto_cobra