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Apple doesn't care about games, long-time Apple Arcade developers say
Agree. These games developers think they are important but so many games are lookalikes. Nothing to see here.magman1979 said:Perhaps this is more a symptom of modern games absolutely SUCKING ASS compared to older ones and people just don't wanna play your stuff???
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Apple faces 500M euro fine following EU music probe
I remember this was a problem with a whole range of businesses, including financial institutions, and government organisations. I remember IE was a poor performer because there was no pressure on Microsoft to improve.Xed said:
This is the first I've heard that most Mac users were forced to switch to WinPCs to use financial websites. I certainly never had this problem. Would you please post some links showing how widespread this was as I am unable to find any sources myself?nubus said:
Mac-users as a group have gained most from regulation (though from US). At one point 95% of all users were on the Microsoft IE browser with sites demanding ActiveX that only worked on Windows. It forced consumers to Windows as Mac browsers including IE for Mac didn't work with their banks or other basic systems. I had to switch bank to stay on Mac, but most didn't.dewme said:Are EU consumers taking advantage of the bludgeoning of the "evil gatekeepers" and suddenly basking in the glory of being able to purchase EU made products and services at more affordable prices? That is the goal, improving choice and driving lower prices, isn't it?
US regulation forced the unbundling of IE from Windows and it opened the web + made Mac a platform that could be used on the level as Windows for most people. And the fear of regulation forced Microsoft to make a deal with Apple to producing MS Office for "at least 5 years" + made a huge investment (+3% of Apple). At that time Apple was 90 days from going bankrupt. Microsoft needed Apple to stay alive to keep US authorities at bay. Thanks to US regulation we still have Apple and competition.Getting an American visa through the US State Department requires using a restricted set of browsers and Safari is not one of those approved by the Department. No reason is available but maybe something to do with Apple’s encryption system.
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Apple and Meta's latest fight is over social media boosted post fees on iPhone
Why don’t developers build their own phones, own online stores, give away their apps and then stop complaining and shut up. Most of the apps these days are crap and should not be in existence. I see the management fee as a way of quality control to weed out the trash.pascal007 said:I’m not a Meta fan, in no way shape or form. But I have a hard time finding a tear for Apple’s dramatic stance. If Apple thinks that managing fees has a cost, then they should simply stop requiring that developers use their transactional platform. Less use, less transactions, less costs overall. Stop forcing developers to use Apple transactional platform and leave reimbursements to the developers. The current system doesn’t adequately protect customers anyway as abusive developers still manage to charge abusive fees without Apple even batting an eye.
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Despite what Apple says, most of its workers still fear backlash over unionization efforts...
Didn’t take long for the usual chorus against unions. Those against u ions and employee rights probably wont be even happy if Apple bought back slavery into its Apple shops.
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Apple's EU App Store changes are extortion, says Spotify
Go buy an Android phone and you can get all the malware loaded apps on offer.sirdir said:While I don’t have too much sympathy for Spotify, Apple is really the bad guy here. The EU will eventually come down hard on them. We should be allowed to get the Apps WE want on our phones and not let Apple decide. There are so many great apps that will never come to be because Apple is the bully watchdog. At least they finally had to give in regarding the game streaming apps, but imagine for example parallels running on iPad OS. It might really be a full grown computer.
