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  • Apple's App Store anti-steering rules are gone, but the replacement isn't much better

    rorschachairorschachai
    Apple's limitations and continued collection of a commission will likely light new fires for litigation opportunities
    • Hosting
    • Bandwidth
    • Technical support
    • Xcode and all the other developer tools
    • Apple-developed frameworks
    All of that for only $99 a year, a rate that hasn't changed since the App Store opened 16 years ago. If Apple is at some point forced to stop charging a commission, prepare for that to increase and potentially have itemized billing. Per-gigabyte bandwidth charges will add up very quickly for popular apps that are hundreds of megabytes or more, as well as monthly per-user licenses for Xcode.
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  • Hey Calendar resubmitted with spiteful Apple history feature inspired by successful Kickst...

    rorschachairorschachai
    I’m convinced some of these companies deliberately get their app rejected to get free press for their launch. Especially since this is exactly the same issue that their other app got rejected for. They know what they’re doing.
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  • Android iMessage app Beeper mini isn't working, and Apple probably killed it

    rorschachairorschachai
    StrangeDays said:
    darkvader said:
    Apple promised to open source the iMessage protocol years ago.

    They should get on with it.
    They did no such thing. As usual you’re ignorant about Apple history. I believe you are referring to Jobs’ ad hoc comment on stage that they’d open source FaceTime, unbeknownst to his own dev staff.

    Since iMessage is E2EE Apple and someone like Google would have to coordinate and orchestrate servers and security keys to make it work, which I’ve not heard of being done before. But there is no reason why Apple would be willing to work such a joint effort for the benefit of Android users. 
    Apple did intend for FaceTime to be an open standard that would be P2P — directly connecting devices vs going through Apple servers. They were sued by a patent troll for their implementation of that. The troll won. So not Apple’s fault.
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  • Beeper Mini developers say fix is 'coming soon' for iMessage Android app

    rorschachairorschachai
    Apple haters: One company shouldn’t have a monopoly on messaging! iMessage should be an open standard.

    Also Apple haters: Everyone should just use WhatsApp, brought you to by Meta.
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  • Android iMessage app Beeper mini isn't working, and Apple probably killed it

    rorschachairorschachai
    22july2013 said:
    Some people want free services from Apple. Beeper, Epic, EU, etc. One possible solution is for Apple to start charging for its free services.
    Until the EU bureaucrats declare it anticompetitive for Apple to charge for services on other devices that it offers for free on its own. Never mind, of course, that the cost is offset by the money Apple makes from you buying their devices.
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