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  • Nobody will win the Apple versus Epic Fortnite battle, not even consumers

    While I guessed wrong on the ebooks, but it seems like Apple has the better position here.  Looking back to when the App Store first came out, it was compared to a typical agency fee of 50% in the market.  It would be easy to argue a lower number is “better” for developers, but the logistical floor is likely around 25%.  The alternative would be to charge developers a fee to post an app on the web store for a lower commission (and to cover ad-supported and Free apps overhead costs)— and Apple can immediately show how that would be worse for everyone but a very select few.  

    Epic should have negotiated the 15% rate after one year for recurring revenue (even if it isn’t a true “subscription”; that is likely their best end-game today.
    spock1234
  • Apple teases new Thailand store ahead of Friday opening

    Very cool location— not as iconic as the other Bangkok location on the river, but much easier to access via the Sky Train (or Klong Boats).  Wish I was still there... almost.
    tokyojimu
  • TSMC 3nm 'risk production' in 2021 paves the way to 2022 mass production

    Ok, so I am starting to feel old now.  I remember the 90nm “wall” from the G5 days...
    watto_cobra
  • Tile accuses Apple of antitrust behavior in letter to EU regulators

    sflocal said:
    Tile's huge flaw is that it requires other Tile users to have an app running in order for it to work outside the range of the original owner's iPhone.
    You win the Internet today!  This is exactly the problem and why it is a privacy issue.  Third party’s phone is now broadcasting *its* location to Tile so that “you” can find your beacon.

    To some degree, I would think it could be worked around, by extending the iBeacon API within iOS to be locked to a specific UUID series for this type of application, but it is easy enough to get abused by bad actors.
    watto_cobrasphericcornchip
  • Apple issues $8B bond sale as debt market nears all-time low

    apple ][ said:
    Institutions who have billions laying around to invest, why don't they just invest in AAPL stock and make a killing instead of a lousy 0.75% after tying up their money for many years?
    Because generations of people have been told to invest in bonds and fixed income as they get closer to retirement.  Beyond that... it makes no sense, but fighting that idea is a fools errand.

    But you are not going to find 0.75% interest in a savings account right now.  (You will of course get more than that in dividends alone from Apple stock though.)
    razorpitmuthuk_vanalingam