pigybank

This ruling is beyond stupid.  Especially the part where Apple isn’t allowed to explain that when leaving the app they will be working with the developer and not Apple for any transactions.    That’s just giving the user all the facts but that’s considered a “scare screen”.  If the message were exaggerated or untruthful it would be one thing, but it isn’t. Now all they can say is “you’ll leave the App Store”.  For many users, they will still be under the impression that they are dealing with Apple for the purchase.  Not everybody is as tech minded as the rest of us.

The only part of the ruling I agree with is that if people make external purchases on an app that aren’t done through the App Store, Apple shouldn’t be able to charge a commission in that instance.  However, if you’re requiring Apple to allow crazy pop-ups and splash screens that take users deliberately out of the App Store, then suddenly that requirement becomes burdensome to Apple as they are providing the platform to now funnel money to the developer for which they get no cut.      dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb

cpenzone said:

LOL you don't accidentally launch a feature of that scale. There's no 'bug' that creates that situation.

I was thinking that.  I’m not an app developer but figured there’s a lot more to coding that feature than it could just happen by accident.  Clearly at least in house they’ve tested it and it’s coded in the app, but merely disabled, for now. 

Another day another patent troll. 

tht said:

pigybank said:

Maximum internal storage of 512 GB?   That’s a huge step backward, not forward.  Cloud storage is slow and requires a constant internet connection to access files and media.  This computer isn’t for me, glad I got my 27” iMac when I did. 

The 2021 iMac can be configured with 256, 512, 1024 and 2048 GB of storage, So, 2 TB is the maximum internal storage.

Based on the M1 Macs so far, if you are optioning up from 512 GB to 2 TB storage, that will cost +$600.

I could not find the specs on Apple.  When I googled 2 websites said it Maxes out at 512.  If you’re correct then that is great news.  I was really confused since they state the new iPad has 2 TB of storage. 

Maximum internal storage of 512 GB?   That’s a huge step backward, not forward.  Cloud storage is slow and requires a constant internet connection to access files and media.  This computer isn’t for me, glad I got my 27” iMac when I did.