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  • App Store changes look like a free ride to some developers

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    How much of a percentage does Microsoft charge developers to be on their application store? (12% to 15% *if* the developer uses Microsoft's billing system)

    How much does SONY charge for games hosted on their Playstation store? (SONY charges a 30% fee on digital sales and in-app purchases)

    How much does STEAM charge developers to be on their store? (30% on game sales and in-app purchases, until you reach $10 million in sales - 25% - , and less after $50 million - 20%)

    How much does EPIC charge developers to be on their stores? (12% on games sales and in-app purchases)

    Where is the outrage over all of these platform providers 'gouging' developers, while arguably providing much much less than Apple... 
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  • iPhone fold predicted to launch in late 2026 with no Face ID

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    creaseless = two screens and a perfect hinge. That's the only way to make such a foldable device without the crease eventually destroying the screen. It's amazing how many people don't seem understand that 'foldable' does not equal 'one screen'.

    As someone else said, this phone type (foldable) addresses a market that doesn't exist, or is even smaller than the iPhone mini's size (and Apple allegedly didn't feel that size factor was profitable, or suitable).


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  • Apple confirms that Apple Intelligence Siri features are taking longer than expected

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    Offering "Would you like to ask chatGPT about that?" (or words to that effect) as an option for every single request is pathetically embarrassing as an Apple 'solution' -- and then making this 'feature' only available on iPhone 15 and 16 models is just ridiculous.

    I use a shortcut to essentially replace Siri with chatGPT on my iPhone 14 Pro, where it works just fine. While 'Apple Intelligence' is a nice play on the 'AI' moniker, I'm concerned that the delivery is, currently, embarrassing ... and based on how badly Apple has shepherded and mishandled Siri since the original acquisition (basically forcing the original creators out, and then letting Siri languish (*)), I have very little hope for Apple Intelligence to set itself apart.

    It might be worth it for Apple leadership to revisit Steve's words...

    “It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to to , We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do.”
            ― Steve Jobs, Steve Jobs: His Own Words and Wisdom


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  • Indonesia starts to lift iPhone 16 ban, but hurdles remain

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    Apple should've just started shutting down Apple Stores in Indonesia, and giving the impression of pulling out of Indonesia completely (while announcing to increase investments in surrounding countries), and I'd bet that Indonesia would have suddenly found it in their heart to permit iPhone 16 sales. ;-)

    China tried the same "we can't approve sales" trick with the iPhone 4 (if I recall correctly), and relented after Steve Jobs embarassed them by continually listing how many of those iPhones were operating in China, despite not being on sale ;-)

    Indonesia is just being greedy, and they need to face the reality of losing it all....
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  • Apple could have sold me an iPhone SE 4, but it won't sell me the iPhone 16e

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    AmberNeely said:
    AppleZulu said:
    So the complaint here is that the entry level model lacks some of the features of the regular and premium models. Interesting. 


    It's not that it's missing features between regular and premium. It's that it's missing features between last generation and the generation that came out five months ago. And my issue is that the features that exist are perplexing, not that it's missing them. 
    While the iPhone 16e appears to be aimed at iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 users looking to upgrade, IMO it misses even that target - that group is better served by just picking up a second-hand iPhone 14 Pro, for example.

    To me, the iPhone 16e is a 'hard pass' for two reasons :

    1) lack of Dynamic Island. There is ZERO reason for this omission in a device with the A18 chip, and the components all cost the same, since they are by now widely used across the entire iPhone line. Zero excuse to not provide the Dynamic Island. This omission feels more like a slap in the face and a pathetic cash grab of wanting to push buyers to the next higher model. Hard Pass.

    2) lack of MagSafe. Same for all the good reasons you've already pointed out in your article, so I won't rehash these good reasons. Again, it feels like a slap in the face and a deliberate effort to present a 'cheapened' product. Hard Pass.

    Personally, my iPhone 14 Pro has been performing well enough for me that I see very little reason to upgrade to an iPhone 15 or iPhone 16 model ... Apple 'Intelligence' is more less similar to an early 'Newton' level handwriting joke, especially since the one component that could benefit the most from any sort of intelligence upgrade is Siri, and Apple's current solution is to have Siri ask *every single time*  "would you like to use chatGPT for that" ... yeah, no thanks .. I'll just continue using the ChatGPT app on my iPhone 14 Pro, which appears to be doing a much better job that all of Apple 'Intelligence' on the newer models. So, again, Hard Pass.

    Apple is really failing on too many fronts these days, mainly when it comes to small details that matter, or just simply bare functionality (that Siri is still pathetic after all these years is inexcusable) - and this is coming from an Apple Guy that bleeds in 6-colors ;-) 



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