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Apple cuts App Store commission to 15% for developers paid less than $1M per year
Wrong. You're partaking into revisionist history.elijahg said:Let me provide an example of why your statement is wrong. Microsoft makes a platform, Windows. It is theirs. No one else's. Microsoft tried to stop Netscape using their platform. Regulators told Microsoft that was illegal and forced MS to allow Netscape to operate freely on their platform. There were platforms other than Windows at the time, but Microsoft still lost the case and had to allow Netscape access to their platform. The end. Does that help your understanding?In order for Windows to work, it needs cooperation from hardware companies to make the hardware. Microsoft/Windows would never have survived back then if the manufacturers decided to use Linux, BeOS, etc..What got Microsoft in hot water back in the 90's and 2000's was that it was forcing/bullying hardware manufacturers - companies not owned by Microsoft - on how they are to sell hardware with (or without) Windows installed.Computer makers often had agreements with other companies (i.e. Netscape, Norton, Symantec, etc..) to pre-install their software and get paid for it. Microsoft was threatening to deny windows licenses to these manufacturers if they didn't adhere to its demands. Microsoft was also forcing PC makers to pay Microsoft for licenses on PC's that didn't even have Windows installed! Windows was the life-blood for many computer manufacturers and Microsoft knew that.So not, your comparison with Apple is not remotely the same thing.Apple's business model is an entirely different scenario, and you know that. Apple owns the hardware and software. There is no collusion. Apple sets the rules on what App developers can and cannot do, and that's okay because app developers are essentially "tenants" doing business in Apple's house.There's even more competition now than there were back in the earlier days. An app developer can choose to not do business with Apple and take their app to then former-evil offender Microsoft (Xbox), Sony (Playstation), and Android.iOS users buy into the hardware/ecosystem for the benefits that the platform provides, to the chagrin of vocal, mooching app developers. Most developers don't have issues with how Apple runs the App Store. Those vocal whiners feel Apple ecosystem and loyal (and profitable) users do not provide value that is worth paying Apple for.Apple continuously makes new iOS devices and software to keep that profitable user community happy and coming back. You think that kind of commitment requires zero effort and doesn't provide value to app developers? Real developers know the value that Apple provides. Wannabe, weekend script-kiddies and freeloaders wants Apple to do all the work keeping customers, yet sell their crap to those customers without paying Apple its cut.*jeez*cheapskates.
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Apple releases macOS Big Sur with redesign, Safari updates and more
So wait till tomorrow. What's the rush? Read a book... go outside. Why must you do it today, along with a gazillion other people?aegean said:A trillion dollar company, with amazing infrastructure globally, can't distribute their merely 12GB software. Amazing.
Crashed multiple times on every machine, now it won't even start downloading, and getting an installation failed error message.
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Apple gives the Mac a giant visual overhaul with macOS Big Sur
iOSDevSWE said:“Update not found” ... the quality of service has dropped at Apple...
Typical. Anyone in the know, knows that these kind of updates go to other distributed servers to better serve local users.Mike Wuerthele said:
CDN propagation. Happens all the time. Should be good to go.iOSDevSWE said:“Update not found” ... the quality of service has dropped at Apple...But let's blame Apple for something out of their control because.... Apple.I suspect iOSDevSWE is more a weekend coder than (if even that) than someone that actually understands technology. Just complain first... because he's not getting his immediate 5-minute fix.
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Apple debuts new MacBook Air with Apple Silicon M1 chip
Every so often, people like you come out of the cracks playing off like you know something others don't, and those in disagreement with you - and supported by actual data - you take the low-road and blame their beliefs on Apple fanaticism, when the truth is more obvious that you refuse to acknowledge, and that is "ignorance".elijahg said:The T2 and Touch ID add $500 to the cost? The SSD in the Dell is roughly 700MBps, the Intel Macbook is 1500MBps. That's nice, but 700MBps is never going to be a bottleneck.Apple is one of the top sellers of desktop/laptops. You can't spin it any way to suit your agenda. Even running Intel, they still outsell most other competitors, and Apple makes a nice profit that actually goes into making better machines.Think the R&D that Apple spent for years creating the M1 tech for MacOS doesn't justify keeping the price the same? Where have you been? You don't seem to recall that many companies actually increase prices on products with new tech. Now, people like you are complaining that Apple kept their prices the same?I'm one of those people that just bought a 2020 Intel iMac because I need to run Windows. I paid a handsome penny for this machine (10-core i9, 8TB SSD, 128GB RAM) yet I am excited to see what these new Macs are capable of. Too pricey for you? Don't buy it, or get a better job. Many don't agree with you.The new MacBook Air may be the most fastest laptop in that form factor. Show me an Intel-based laptop in that same form factor with the same speed AND no fan for the same price. Guess what... you won't find one. So here we are... listening to people like you complaining about pricing of Apple's new tech being the same.The M1 (and future Apple Silicon) is the shot fired right across Intel's bow. If the performance truly is what Apple claims it is, Intel is going to be eating a lot of humble pie and a lot of uphill climbing to catch up to where Apple is at.And yes... I - a windows user - am happy that Apple kept the price of all this new tech the same. Could it be cheaper? Perhaps, but I'm assuming that Apple - a business - is in business to make a profit and customers apparently don't mind.Of course... you'll dismiss all this as my being an Apple Fanatic" because you can't make a valid counter-argument.Take a hike.
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Plugable's new Thunderbolt 3 dock provides 96W charging, supports two 4K displays
This "dock" is powered by an external power supply, with a dedicated power connector for it. TB3 allows daisy-chaining. This dock does not include a pass-through TB3 port so essentially, it's a dead-end in therms of connecting TB3 devices like disk arrays. It also lacks USBc connectors at the rear of the device, again... a dead-end.OctoMonkey said:
Perhaps I am not understanding your issue. Looking at your example of a MacBook Air with two Thunderbolt ports (and assume you are using this while at a desk and not running on batteries while on the move). One of your two thunderbolt ports would normally be used for connecting a power supply which itself takes you down to one Thunderbolt port. This "dumb ass... hub" (really docking station-esque) would take the place of the power supply connection so you would still have a single available Thunderbolt port available on your computer. However, besides charging your computer it would also provide you with a plethora of ports your computer would not normally have... USB-A, GbE, HDMI/Display port, Micro SD, SD, et al.MJ23FE said:What’s up with all these companies building dumb ass Thunderbolt/USB-C hubs? It only has 2 TB/USB-C ports. And when you plug it into your MBP/MBA you now have 1. Wtf is the point? Like it’s supposed to expand all of your ports. Maybe I’m thinking about this the wrong way?
While there are other docking stations out there at a similar price point, having more choices is generally a good thing in my book.
Still... Nothing will beat the awesomeness which was the Duo Dock!I would not purchase this dock because of those limitation. Thanks to AI recommendation, I purchased a Caldigit TB3 dock which addresses these setbacks. It allows me to have one cable out of my iMac, and all my connectors (including my external TB2 Monitor and TB2 disk array to be daisy-chained. It's a fantastic little dock that's bolted right underneath my desk.Its short-sighted for these manufacturers to design such a rigid, non-expandable dock. Makes zero sense.
