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  • European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming

    rorschachairorschachai
    Kick Spotify off the App Store and tell them they’re free to use one of the third-party “app marketplaces” that will be available in the EU soon. Shouldn’t be a problem for them since Apple supposedly provides nothing of value.
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  • EU officials are not happy with how Apple is handling Progressive Web Apps

    rorschachairorschachai
    What a joke. Apple would have to develop an entirely new framework to allow third parties to support the  functionality using their own apps and browser engines.

    The EU has claimed all these regulations are about leveling the playing field, but the playing field is now level here since Apple apps don’t have the ability to add PWAs to the Home Screen. Nobody does. It’s no longer a feature of iOS in the EU.

    Now they are dictating what features Apple must develop. That could be justifiable for privacy and security issues. This isn’t that. Go to the web browser of your choice and open the website. Done. 
    williamlondonbshankjose8964apppleswatto_cobra

  • Apple believes Spotify wants a free ride, and the EU may just give it to them

    rorschachairorschachai
    lam92103 said:
    Free ride? I have paid for my device. That comes with both the hardware and the software. What exactly is Apple doing here for Spotify? 

    The only one excuse they have is the AppStore, but then allow people to move off it.

    Now this would mean a more fragmented app landscape, and possibly a less secure one, but when the execs at Apple can’t see past their greed, there is not much option left. 

    The sane option here would be to let people pay for in-app purchases without asking for a cut. 

    They can still make money off App Purchases, which is the model most small developers use. 
    For $100 a year, Spotify gets:

    - Access to hundreds of frameworks across seven platforms which are tested and updated with new features regularly
    - Unlimited hosting and bandwidth
    - A professional IDE plus dozens of other developer tools

    Maintaining and developing all that isn’t cheap. The $100/year is subsidized by revenue from in-app purchases. If Apple stopped taking a cut there, they would almost certainly raise the annual fee significantly or charge per-download or per-MB/GB for bandwidth.
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  • Apple users are increasingly falling victim to malware, phishing, and viruses

    rorschachairorschachai
    "But you can 'sideload' apps on the Mac. Are you saying macOS is less secure than the iPhone?" — every defender of turning iOS into a free-for-all.

    The answer is Yes. macOS may be more secure than other platforms, but it is less secure than iOS.
    williamlondonchasmwatto_cobra

  • Apple blames new law for why progressive web apps don't work right in the EU

    rorschachairorschachai
    If iOS 18 is as heavily focused on AI features as is rumored, expect it to be a very minor update for the EU. Everyone else will be enjoying the "biggest update in iOS history" while the EU will get some new widgets and maybe a new wallpaper. But, hey, at least they'll be able to install malware on their iPhones.
    watto_cobra