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  • Judge in Epic v. Apple trial presses Tim Cook on App Store model, competition

    dope_ahminedope_ahmine
    mattinoz said:
    danvm said:
    danvm said:
    Beats said:
    I think Epic will eventually lose.  
    They cannot call Apple a monopoly nor anti-competitive in this case.
    All they can do is build a better or cheaper product to compete against Apple.  Good Luck with that.

    Microsoft should be ashamed of itself for testifying against Apple in this case.
    Microsoft ashamed?

    You're talking about the people that delivered Vista having shame?

    The company who makes knockoff everything Apple. 
    I suppose Apple have knockoffs too, 

    Surface Pro / iPad Pro
    Tile / AirTag
    Spotify / Apple Music
    Netflix / Apple TV+
    Sonos / HomePod
    GamePass / Apple Arcade

    Looks like nobody is perfect, including Apple.  

    iPad is not a Surface knockoff, independent of Pro or not. Pro is a natural incremental evolution of the basic model, and iPad (basic model) was the inspiration for Surface.

    Apple Music is not a Spotify knockoff. But rather the opposite; Spotify = iTunes (Apple Music) + subscription model. And remember, Spotify didn’t invent the subscription model either. They just followed the trend.
    Apple have been improving the iPad Pro by copying some features that have been available since the Surface Pro 4,

    Keyboard + Trackpad / Magic Keyboard
    Pen / Pencil (Pencil 2 with replaceable tips)
    Windows Hello / FaceID
    Multitasking / Side-by-side apps
    Multiuser support (available in the educational environments in the iPad)

    Regarding music services, I talked specifically about Apple Music, not iTunes.  BTW, I agree with you that Spotify didn't invent the music subscription model we have today.  There were services like Rhapsody and Zune Pass that had that model before Apple and Spotify.  
    Ahh, so you mean like the Sony Ericsson P800 from the year 2002? Because it ticks every single box in your list of Surface Pro 4 features. Yup, you might be right. It’s a knockoff.
    P800 was a Palm Pilot JV yes? 
    Which means it was running software co-developed with the Apple Newton team.

    Steve-degrees of separation - the theory that no new feature is more than 6 steps separated from an early PC pioneer named Steve. 
    Nah, it was a Symbian/UIQ smart phone and it was not co-developed with the Newton. But it doesn’t matter. I get what you mean, and we are both on the same side. My point was just that there are numerous devices that vastly predate the Surface, thus not making the iPad Pro any Microsoft knockoff.
    watto_cobra

  • Judge in Epic v. Apple trial presses Tim Cook on App Store model, competition

    dope_ahminedope_ahmine
    elijahg said:
    dope_ahmine said:
    danvm said:
    dope_ahmine said:
    danvm said:
    Beats said:
    baconstang said:
    I think Epic will eventually lose.  
    They cannot call Apple a monopoly nor anti-competitive in this case.
    All they can do is build a better or cheaper product to compete against Apple.  Good Luck with that.

    Microsoft should be ashamed of itself for testifying against Apple in this case.
    Microsoft ashamed?

    You're talking about the people that delivered Vista having shame?

    The company who makes knockoff everything Apple. 
    I suppose Apple have knockoffs too, 

    Surface Pro / iPad Pro
    Tile / AirTag
    Spotify / Apple Music
    Netflix / Apple TV+
    Sonos / HomePod
    GamePass / Apple Arcade

    Looks like nobody is perfect, including Apple.  

    iPad is not a Surface knockoff, independent of Pro or not. Pro is a natural incremental evolution of the basic model, and iPad (basic model) was the inspiration for Surface.

    Apple Music is not a Spotify knockoff. But rather the opposite; Spotify = iTunes (Apple Music) + subscription model. And remember, Spotify didn’t invent the subscription model either. They just followed the trend.
    Apple have been improving the iPad Pro by copying some features that have been available since the Surface Pro 4,

    Keyboard + Trackpad / Magic Keyboard
    Pen / Pencil (Pencil 2 with replaceable tips)
    Windows Hello / FaceID
    Multitasking / Side-by-side apps
    Multiuser support (available in the educational environments in the iPad)

    Regarding music services, I talked specifically about Apple Music, not iTunes.  BTW, I agree with you that Spotify didn't invent the music subscription model we have today.  There were services like Rhapsody and Zune Pass that had that model before Apple and Spotify.  
    Ahh, so you mean like the Sony Ericsson P800 from the year 2002? Because it ticks every single box in your list of Surface Pro 4 features. Yup, you might be right. It’s a knockoff.
    P800 has no multitasking, no multiuser support, no FaceID. But it has a touchscreen, copied from others.
    I agree, I agree. We are on the same side here. My point was not that the P800 was first, but rather that there are many devices with these features that predate the Surface, eg the P800 …or Newton.
    elijahgkillroywatto_cobra

  • Expedia chairman attacks Apple's 'disgusting' 30% commission fee

    dope_ahminedope_ahmine
    Dear, Barry.
    I was thinking of commenting all your interview remarks in an intelligent manner, but realized my device has too little memory installed. So I will just summarize everything like this:
    We didn’t know you were an idiot. But thanks for telling us.

    Now we also know exactly what brains and values are behind Expedia. I look for trust when I choose my travel agencies …just so you know.
    watto_cobra

  • Judge in Epic v. Apple trial presses Tim Cook on App Store model, competition

    dope_ahminedope_ahmine
    danvm said:
    dope_ahmine said:
    danvm said:
    Beats said:
    baconstang said:
    I think Epic will eventually lose.  
    They cannot call Apple a monopoly nor anti-competitive in this case.
    All they can do is build a better or cheaper product to compete against Apple.  Good Luck with that.

    Microsoft should be ashamed of itself for testifying against Apple in this case.
    Microsoft ashamed?

    You're talking about the people that delivered Vista having shame?

    The company who makes knockoff everything Apple. 
    I suppose Apple have knockoffs too, 

    Surface Pro / iPad Pro
    Tile / AirTag
    Spotify / Apple Music
    Netflix / Apple TV+
    Sonos / HomePod
    GamePass / Apple Arcade

    Looks like nobody is perfect, including Apple.  

    iPad is not a Surface knockoff, independent of Pro or not. Pro is a natural incremental evolution of the basic model, and iPad (basic model) was the inspiration for Surface.

    Apple Music is not a Spotify knockoff. But rather the opposite; Spotify = iTunes (Apple Music) + subscription model. And remember, Spotify didn’t invent the subscription model either. They just followed the trend.
    Apple have been improving the iPad Pro by copying some features that have been available since the Surface Pro 4,

    Keyboard + Trackpad / Magic Keyboard
    Pen / Pencil (Pencil 2 with replaceable tips)
    Windows Hello / FaceID
    Multitasking / Side-by-side apps
    Multiuser support (available in the educational environments in the iPad)

    Regarding music services, I talked specifically about Apple Music, not iTunes.  BTW, I agree with you that Spotify didn't invent the music subscription model we have today.  There were services like Rhapsody and Zune Pass that had that model before Apple and Spotify.  
    Ahh, so you mean like the Sony Ericsson P800 from the year 2002? Because it ticks every single box in your list of Surface Pro 4 features. Yup, you might be right. It’s a knockoff.
    watto_cobra

  • Hands On: Aurum-Edition Apple Watch is a $6,000 24-karat timepiece

    dope_ahminedope_ahmine
    Heavy . . .
    B) 
    pscooter63watto_cobra