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  • Craig Federighi blasts Mac security to prop up iOS App Store

    thedba said:
    chasm said:
    thedba said:
    Actually they did, with the Mac App Store. Not very successful as many apps outside of Apple’s own, weren’t  there for various reasons, the main one being Apple’s 30% cut. 
    Woah, let me stop you right there. You don't get to spew easily-disproven, nonsensical bullshit here and not get called out for it.

    While specific figures are not available for the Mac App Store, it is by far the most successful of any marketplace for Mac Apps, and offers a catalog of at least 1.5 million apps (and that's a stat from more than two years ago) -- the largest single repository of apps for the Mac platform by far. Nearly every major developer writing apps for the Mac has a presence on the Mac App Store, and consumers generally prefer to download from the Mac App Store because of the incredibly low risk of malware concerns, that the app has been tested by Apple, and the store's easy refund policy if you change your mind.

    Developers can offer their wares at prices that include Apple's cut on the App Store, or they can offer it independently (which is generally MORE expensive/time-consuming than 30 percent of the purchase price unless you are a large and very successful developer), or they can remember back to when software was sold in boxes in stores and both the store AND the distributors took substantial cuts that would usually total in excess of 50-70 percent. Developers can offer a product in the MAS and also encourage users to buy it in other ways (SetApp, directly, etc), but most users enjoy the convenience of the Mac App Store.. Building and maintaining a secure website that operates in every market worldwide, provides world-class analytics, with iron-clad payment security and an easy refund policy is not cheap or easy, me bucko -- try it sometime!

    Your comment shows off your ignorance. Until you can provide some evidence to support your BS, maybe sit down and suck your thumb.


    Who pee'd in your Corn Flakes?

    You want examples of apps not present in the Mac App store?
    1) Citrix Receiver: Even though "Citrix SSO" is there it simply doesn't work. So I had to download "Citrix receiver" outside the Mac App store.

    2) UltraEdit/UltraCompare suite: I have projects using this suite on both Windows and Mac. Gotta get it from outside.

    3) FortiClient VPN:  Not there. I have two clients whom I connect to using this particular VPN.

    4) SQL Developer for Oracle: Nope not there either.

    5) Cisco AnyConnect VPN:  A client is set up with this and he had to send me the dmg file through his Cisco account.

    That's just five examples. There are others.  


    Add all Broadcast production apps and raid drivers to that.
    GeorgeBMackestral
  • Apple calls Epic Games 'self-serving' in Australia hearing

    Here's my thought...Apple is not going to win all of these cases around the world and in some locales they are going to likely have to allow side-loaded apps and/or payments outside the App Store framework.

    It seems to me that they have this somewhat figured out on the MacOS side of the house.  Do you think what is going on with MacOS a fair comparison?  I know historically it hasn't been locked down like iOS.  Although I could be wrong, I seem to recall MacOS asking me what level of security I want in this regard.

    I personally am a fan of the security of the App Store and iOS in general, but think the writing is on the wall on this issue.

    It will come to if you side load an app and it bricks your iphone or ipad, you are on your own.
    n2itivguywatto_cobra
  • Apple Silicon iMac & MacBook Pro expected in 2021, 32-core Mac Pro in 2022

    jdb8167 said:
    killroy said:
    jdb8167 said:
    killroy said:
    I sure hope the Mac Pros will have PCIe 4 slots. We use 32gig fiber cards in our editing systems.
    Since the M1 already uses PCIe 4, it seems like any Mac with card slots will necessarily support PCIe4.

    And were did you see that? The M1 chip has a custom SSD controller, That does not make it PCIe4. Unless you think that USB4 is the same, and it is not.
    Apple.


    That's for the MVMe storage Not for x4, x8 and x16 lane slots. That would call for a chip above the M1.


    williamlondon
  • Apple Silicon iMac & MacBook Pro expected in 2021, 32-core Mac Pro in 2022

    jdb8167 said:
    killroy said:
    I sure hope the Mac Pros will have PCIe 4 slots. We use 32gig fiber cards in our editing systems.
    Since the M1 already uses PCIe 4, it seems like any Mac with card slots will necessarily support PCIe4.

    And were did you see that? The M1 chip has a custom SSD controller, That does not make it PCIe4. Unless you think that USB4 is the same, and it is not.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Judge backs Apple in BlueMail's App Store antitrust case

    flydog said:
    sbdude said:
    There’s no precedent set when a lawsuit is dismissed without prejudice. It means they can refile the lawsuit upon providing another legal theory that supports their claims. If the judge had tossed the case with prejudice, that would be a different story.
    What's your point? 

    It's this.
    A case dismissed with prejudice is over and done with, once and for all, and can't be brought back to court. A case dismissed without prejudice means the opposite. It's not dismissed forever. ... Involuntary dismissals happen when the judge decides the case can't go forward because of a legal reason.


    dysamoriawatto_cobra