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  • Jon Stewart became a problem for Apple TV+

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    I watched one episode.  The show was unwatchable.  They couldn’t decide if it was funny or serious, so it was neither. It was straight up leftist propaganda.  Filled with inaccuracies and half truths.  And I’m the kind of person who can watch and enjoy content that has the opposite POV I have. I couldn’t stomach this.  
    Draco

  • Massive $53B US chip fund grant announcements expected within weeks

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    On the surface it seems like a good use of taxpayer dollars.  But it’s government and money is fungible.  There are unintended consequences as well, even if the program is managed well.  We’d be better off making the business environment better….including regulatory, fiscal and monetary—-but again…this is government we’re talking about.  
    williamlondon

  • European Commission grills Apple and Google on app store risks and ad practices

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    ailooped said:
    I am not a big fan of Apple app store proliferation of in-app purchases, nor the fact that the practice matured and was popularized on it. 

    Every little app these days is trying to become a "subscription" app... I do not want to pay a subscription for a simple 3d scanning app... This is ridiculous and please regulate this. The value added for a sub service should be substantial before it is allowed.


    These are things that consumer protection legislation needs to address.


    Bigger things... How about stop allowing huge multinational tech companies and startups wreck and grab entire industries worldwide??? Google took over advertisement ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE!  Fuck that...

    Now openAi/google/adobe want to take over industrial art/creative writing etc... F*^@ that!

    Airbnb is messing up the global housing market with short term rentals.. Uber is fucking over taxi companies wherever they are available, and the fare is WORSE than before with taxies.


    See the trend here? Disrupt an existing market with superior tech and ease of use... Throw tons and tons of "free" money to lure in people thinking it is cheaper and better, after market is saturated and the "old world industry" out competed, raise prices and gouge consumers. THIS is what EU and every sensible country should be regulating... And yes, that does include Apple.

    IF regulation is non existent, do you really think there is a limit to how much companies are willing to unfairly gouge customers? I highly doubt it. If history or current reality around the globe is any judge, companies (..and certain countries) do not care if people are starving or houseless due to excessive cost of living...

    This is the reason why some companies have bigger coffers than most countries. They are taking over entire industries/sectors of business across the globe... 

    There is absolutely a limit. It’s called the free market. The government does nothing to help.  Every industry in which they get involved ends up being worse.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • European Commission grills Apple and Google on app store risks and ad practices

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    CheeseFreeze said:
    22july2013 said:
    "The government is the problem." - Ronald Reagan
    The same government you gladly see help you when you need it. You can’t have it both ways.
    The government doesn’t gladly help anyone. In fact, even the government trying to help ends up in disaster. The government needs to stick to the military, law-enforcement, and the judicial system, perhaps with some basic regulation thrown in. They can’t do anything else. That’s been proven for hundreds of years.  
    williamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Microsoft hammered with $29 billion back-tax bill

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    BlueLightning said:
    Seems as if wealthy firms and individuals think white collar crime (including evading tax) is good, but they hate it when they experience blue collar crime, such as shoplifting, theft from employees, or smash and grabs.  I see no difference between the two, except the former is usually MUCH larger theft.  If they don't want blue collar crime, then pay the taxes and don't cheat customers.  
    Is there some allegation that they stole the money? They DO pay taxes.  Microsoft isn’t the problem here.   The problem, as always is the government. Congress and the IRS develop Byzantine tax structures that it takes armies of lawyers to figure out. Even then, disputes go on for years. The entire system —both personal and corporate—is a giant scam. Taxes are literally an industry. It’s why we never see a simple and unavoidable tax system. It supports too many people.   In any case, businesses are going to business. Any for profit corporation is going to try to pay as little in taxes as possible. The government creates the system, and then freaks out when people actually follow it.  87,000 new IRS agents aren’t going to pay for themselves.  
    williamlondon9secondkox2