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T-Mobile users complain about iOS 10 carrier settings causing service blackouts [ux2]
I wouldn't have noticed because I never get T-Mobile service anyway.
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Disaffected Apple Upgrade Program customers can now call support for iPhone 7 order help
I was wondering this too. When did they ever advertise the program as a way to get first-in-line priority status? They never guaranteed a launch day upgrade did they? The purpose of the program is simply to offer a financing option for your new devices each year, but you'd still be subject to the first come, first served.TheRationalOne said:Can someone point me to where, in the annual upgrade agreement, that it states that you are entitled to a launch day phone?.... Yeah, it doesn't. So please stop crying.
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3rd-gen Apple TV departs Apple retail, remains at big-box stores
Now that I think about it, I did buy my TV at the same time as my last couch. Meaning I've actually replaced my couch faster! Still not planning on "upgrading" the TV anytime soon. I enjoy gadgets and tech as much as anybody, but I got a top of the line 1080p / 240hz / local dimming / smart / bells and whistles TV when it came out, and I still like it. But I see it almost like an appliance. How often do I upgrade my espresso maker? Is the coffee still delicious? But really, with the TV, I never use any of the Smart features of it. I use boxes like AppleTV for that. It's just a dumb monitor, and a new one would just give me more pixels and maybe deeper blacks. I'd really have to see them side by side to want it I think.
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Some Mac Pro support pages archived by Apple, will no longer be updated
In order to drive an external 5k monitor, you currently need two cables. I predict the release of a single-cable 5k Apple monitor and new Mac Pro will coincide with the availability of Thunderbolt 4 or whatever the next DisplayPort version is that supports it. I think I read the estimated time frame was late 2016.
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Uber to begin real-world use of self-driving cars in Pittsburgh this month
Exactly. And to expand on the Best Buy analogy, there's a Best Buy app where you can purchase items. Should Apple get a cut of everything they sell through the app? Of course not. The developer fee is for apps, in-app purchases for app features, subscriptions bought in-app.. not for a physical purchase separate from the app.Soli said:
1) Now you're making even less sense. Apple has very well defined rules for what it charges a fee for developers who profit from in-app purchases. These purchases made within an app refer to subscription services and additional code loaded into the app to increase features. This does not include physical services.sog35 said:Apple should get a cut out of Uber sales done on the App because people 'buy' the Uber App on Apple's store.
That's like expecting Best Buy not to get a cut of a product they sell on in their store.
Uber obviously gets a benefit for selling their App on the App Store and it being run on iOS. That is a fact. And Uber should have to pay for that benefit like everyone one else.
If Apple took Uber off of its App store Uber would be in deep crap. That right there shows how valuable a service Apple is giving Uber.
If Uber is off of the App store it won't hurt Apple at all.
You don't have to be a developer to know why Apple would charge a percentage fee when it comes to buying apps, in-app features, widgets, keyboard, and subscriptions hosted and curated by their App Store, but not when it comes to physical services that are outside the scope of their business. I don't even think Apple should be charging the same 30% for subscription services that are executed outside of their ecosystem, and that's something they recently addressed at WWDC.
2) If I buy a Mac and FCPX, why should I then have to pay Apple for any profit made from a film I edited on that machine? I don't have to, and I wouldn't agree to such terms.
