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It’s crazy that they don’t realize the madness of demanding a user with only one device, albeit a 4K device, pay their top-tier price regardless of how much they use the service.

Another big problem is they think having a big catalogue of irrelevant content is more valuable than a small catalogue of higher quality titles. 

I will never subscribe to a service that has ads, one pays to avoid ads.

dewme said:

At the very least it seems like anyone using this capability would owe Apple a $100/year developer fee. That would be $30 million per year that Apple is owed. Or maybe Apple simply sees this as a gnat-sized problem and they have bigger problems to deploy their legal forces against.

Nope. The $99 fee is only for putting apps in the app-store, using XCode and putting your own apps on your own devices is free.

Obviously, re-signing someone else’s apps as yours likely violates Apple’s terms and conditions of use of course, so expect this service to be taken down at some point now that it has been publicised here - lol. But yes, it is a tiny issue really - I suspect they have been more focused on companies using enterprise signing in prohibited ways.

It’s ridiculous that the EU want to stifle innovation and try to dictate what technology companies - especially ones that don’t have a monopoly - can invent and use. Does every invention by every company have to be open to use by all other companies? This is nonsensical puerile government gone mad.

How long has this “mobile wallets market” being a “thing”? I’d argue it’s not even a relevant “thing” for antitrust - it’s not like you will die if you can’t have access to a mobile wallet. 

If a fridge manufacturer adds payment processing on their white goods for ordering groceries will the EU insist that they allow all other companies to use their tech? No, only if it’s big-tech as they want their cash. Money-grabbing hypocrites is what they are.

I guess Apple will have to disable Apple-Pay for the EU and hike product costs to cover any fine that might happen. It’s not like people will stop buying iPhones if the prices go up… 

Munster’s prediction coming to fruition would really make me happy - I suspect it might take a little while longer for $250 - but I share his sentiments generally.

I use LunaDisplay to use my 2014 5K iMac as a 5K monitor with my new MBP - thunderbolt connected, works fine for my needs, around 0.5ms latency.