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  • Japan moves closer to requiring third-party app stores

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    danox said:
    So there will be reciprocal access to Sony and Nintendo online stores huh?  :smile: 
    How do the Sony and Nintendo online stores compare to Apple’s and Google’s app stores in size? 
    williamlondondarelrex

  • Trump is too busy for his own tariff negotiations, so will dictate terms instead

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    hammeroftruth said:
    The suits of the Heard and McDonald islands will be able to meet with Trump over tuna tarrifs. White House aides will need to put down an immense amount of newspaper before the meeting. 
    Trump probably thinks he is going to be negotiating with Oswald Cobblepot.
    sphericbegborrowwatto_cobra

  • Apple tests EU by adding scare screens to apps using third-party payments [u]

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    JMaille said:
    I find it curious that something that tells you a fact that is absolutely true is referred to as a "scare screen."  

    Also why would this be a scare screen for people who are intentionally looking for apps that don't use Apple's eco-structure?

    Amd finally, does anyone know whether the EU has something like the 5th and 14th amendments to the US Constitution that explicitly prevent the government and the courts from forcing someone to provide things to others without compensation?  --- Oh, wait, I guess that doesn't matter, we don't follow those rules in the US anymore so why should the EU?
    An employee at Apple used the word “scary” in their internal communications about it so the court referred to them as “scare screens”

    From the court transcript:
    “In Slack communications dated November 16, 2021, the Apple employees crafting the warning screen for Project Michigan discussed how best to frame its language.  (CX-206.)  Mr. Onak suggested the warning screen should include the language: “By continuing on the web, you will leave the app and be taken to an external website” because “‘external website’ sounds scary, so execs will love it.”  (Id. at .2.) “
    ronnwilliamlondon

  • Trump has a problem with Tim Cook, because Foxconn is building factories in India

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    I didn’t really understand the strategy of shifting from China to India or another country because that takes a long time and Trump can in just five minutes decide to place tariffs on the new country. It isn’t like it has to be approved by Congress which would take longer to respond.
    jibSiTimestompyhlee1169

  • Apple inches up share of direct iPhone sales but carriers dominate the field

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    I’ve always purchased my Apple devices (except maybe accessories) directly from the online Apple store.
    williamlondon