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davidlewis54 said:

I, for one, shall only get apps from the official Apple Store.  I’d much rather have the protection of Apple and its security.

A conceit you hold due entirely to marketing. With numerous security breaches including scam apps, apps with false premises, apps that have been found to collect far more information than Apple's cursory and worthless review process supposedly vets... and on and on. This is the result of zero competition and zero reason for Apple to do anything but protect its 15/30% moat. 

Abdicate your responsibilities, eventually suffer the consequences. Stupid is its own reward. 

There's so much garbage reporting about this ruling among the sycophant Apple press that it's refreshing to see such a measured and information-dense version. Kudos to AI. 

I've seen some legal discussion about Apple's chances on appeal and the consensus (that I've seen, at least) is slim to none. The nature of Judge Gonzalez Rogers' ruling means that there will be a significant burden on Apple that, in light of the accusations of perjury, may be impossible for them to meet without further implicating themselves in false testimony. 

And speaking of: It is exceptionally rare for a federal judge to accuse a party of perjury and to forward it for possible prosecution. The barriers placed on judges to make those accusations are formidable, and so such an action should be taken extremely seriously. Whether or not the Justice Department intends to pursue it is a whole other question, of course. 

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FCP is an afterthought in the general video production industry at this point. It exists as fanboy service for people who absolutely have to have an entire Apple stack. There are much better, more faster moving options with far more aggressive and interesting development pathways and much larger and more active support communities that run just as well, if not better, on Apple's excellent hardware. The profile in this video doesn't surprise me in the least. 

Mr. Hilliard, you're a fine writer and I enjoy your articles. But your increasing need to challenge readers with parochial arguments in the comments is a bad look (not that my opinion matters, of course.)

I have no real skin in this game—I don't live in the EU. I tend to like more open systems than more closed, but I get the advantages Apple's approach brings, even if it also brings tremendous baggage and restrictions that deserve to be challenged. More importantly, however: Dominos have an interesting way of continuing to fall. The longer Apple digs in its heels, the less control it will have over outcomes. Which is such classic Apple behavior: Kick and scream until the terms are fully dictated and then they have zero chance to represent their viewpoint, whether on behalf of their customers or their own financial goals. They should let go of the App Store before the whole thing, bad *and* good, gets burned to the ground. 

tiredskills said:

Oh come on.  A world of interesting things to make 3D films about and they choose Bono?  Apple's boner for Bono and U2 is bizarre.

Apple's boomer-something approach to music strikes again. It's either constantly trying to resurface fossils like Bono (what next, a scintillating multipart documentary about the ennui of Dennis DeYoung? Pinch me!) or creepy-uncle-style salivating over Billie Eilish. You know, to show they're hip with the kids. She'll be long retired from music, moving on to bigger and better avenues for her talent, and Apple will still be trying to give her awards for existing. 

But I suppose it makes sense that this movie is for the AVP, then. An inessential artist specially featured in a format for an inessential product. (chef's kiss)