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  • 'Fortnite' antisteering mandate punishment 'fundamentally unfair' says Apple

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    9secondkox2 said:
    Apple did nothing wrong. 

    Epic created a gigantic case just to get the courts to settle for something smaller. Unfortunately it worked. 

    And now apple is supposed to give free access to competitors. 

    Apple has the right to charge whatever they want. If they want to charge a developer 99% for being listed on the store, they can do thst. 

    But they’d lose partners. That’s how the free market works. 

    27% is fair. And if they want to go to 20%, that’s fair too. 

    But to try to force them to take nothing? That’s criminal. 
    "Apple has a right to charge whatever they want." Really. You do understand that your the one who is paying at the end, correct. Don't you want competition on the iPhone? Or are you just happy with Apple just charging "whatever they want". 

    This is just like tariffs. 😒
    neoncatmuthuk_vanalingamJMailleITGUYINSDwilliamlondonLuftkopfnubus

  • Apple is once again advertising on X, more than a year after stopping all ads on the platf...

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    Wesley Hilliard said:
    dtownwarrior said:
    Yeah I’m going to limit my purchases with Apple even if I have to hold onto my devices for the next 7 to 10 years.  Apple used to stand on principle, but I guess they surrender to dictators
    I've seen several people declare that they're not buying Apple anymore, but I wonder what the alternative is? Google, Meta, and Microsoft have been doing way more to curry favor. By comparison Apple has done the bare minimum and seems to be actively pushing back where it can and only following through when pressured.

    I mean, I guess you could move to Canada and live in a tech free cabin, but it'll apparently be the 51st state so you can't escape for long. :D
    I can see Google and Meta bowing down before Trump, only because they have court cases in front of the DOJ, but what did Microsoft do? I know that they donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration, but so did Tim Apple. Last I saw, Microsoft was doubling down on their DEI efforts, along with Apple, Costco, JP Morgan Chase, etc.
    watto_cobra

  • Security flaws in Microsoft Mac apps could let attackers spy on users

    MesonMeson
    Microsoft considers this low risk, because, let's be honest, no serious company is going to run their business on macs.
    zeus423williamlondon

  • EU has very serious issues with Apple, says competition chief

    MesonMeson
    The “very serious issues” are:

    1) Apple is an AMERICAN company

    2) Apple is wildly successful

    3) Apple is not currently the EU’s welfare program. 

    Apple has already complied perfectly with the ridiculous rules set forth by the corrupt EU. 

    For some incompetent reason, the EU has since allowed Apple’s competitors determine how well Apple has followed the one-sided rules and based their follow-up attacks against Apple n the complaints of greedy companies. 

    It’s rather pathetic. Need to get some grown ups to take over the mess that is the EU. 
    This is a public service announcement: These regulations are put in place to protect consumers.

    What amazes me is that Apple has convinced a lot of the people that they are the victims from these regulations. Somehow, the EU is viewed that they are somehow just going after Apple. These regulations are put in place to go after monopolies, and unfortunately, Apple is one on iOS.
    williamlondonnubus

  • Japan could be next to force third-party app stores on Apple

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    spheric said:
    So… lots of countries/regions all coming to the same conclusion about Apple's App Store. 

    The opinionati on AppleInsider: 

    a) EU investigates: Protectionism to cover the fact that they are technologically incompetent! Corruption! 

    b) US DOJ investigates: Political activism! 

    c) Japan investigates: Revenge for "sliding down" in the tech industry

    d) Korea investigates: Corrupt protectionism (also, as seen here: Revenge for "sliding down" in the tech industry — except Samsung is constantly one of the top 2 smartphone manufacturers globally) 

    I look forward to many more creative explanations that blame anything but Apple. 
    That's why I come here. It's always interesting to see what they come up with next. 

    I had someone on here tell me that they're pissed because they'll be given a choice. Go figure.
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