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Epic Games-led Coalition for App Fairness polls claim public want open App Store
If they want to convince us, Epic should focus their efforts on trying to explain why their preferences would broadly and unequivocally benefit the average user, including an in-depth exploration of potential unintended consequences. But I suspect that it wouldn’t paint such a favorable picture for them.
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Volkswagen CEO isn't sure that Apple wants to build cars
If Apple were to sell their own car, it wouldn’t surprise me too much if they invented their own model for sales and support. They do have a history of doing things differently, as we’ve seen with their stores, their credit card, etc. And Tesla seems to have already paved the way with some innovations in the way cars are sold. Also, a lot of car parts are designed and built by third parties, including the examples you mentioned like seats, air bag systems, bearings and door locks. This recent Economist article claims that 70% of Mercedes Benz cars are third-party parts, and for Stellantis (Fiat/Chrysler/PSA etc.) it’s 85%.DAalseth said:I’ve thought the same for a while now. It’s one thing to produce a system that is used in other people’s cars, and making the whole thing yourself. The latter involves setting up a dealer network, service and support systems, dealing with warranty claims and more. The current network of AppleStores would simply not work at all for this. Apple would have to build a new car dealership network from scratch. Apple has experience designing software. It’s another story with seats, air bag systems, wheel bearings, door locks, and all the rest of the stuff that goes into a car.
Why reinvent the wheel, when they can make something to go on other people’s products. Far less hassle and far more money to be made in the latter.
I also don’t think Apple would do their own manufacturing, given how they currently operate. But I agree that they might prefer to just stick to the high-margin software side of things.Odd that Herbert Diess would seem to think that Apple’s valuation was the source of their “virtually unlimited access to resources.” Apple has a ton of cash, a very reliable revenue stream with excellent margins, and one of the most respected brands in the world, so they have billions to spend, with more coming in every day, and can borrow billions more at a very good rate anytime they like. The valuation would only make a difference if they were to issue new shares to raise money, but they’ve been doing the opposite (buybacks) for years.
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Hands on with 'iPhone 14' dummy units
Even if they don’t release a 14 Mini, maybe they’ll at least keep the 13 Mini available, as they have for the M1 MacBook Air, for people who don’t want a giant phone.
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'GoodFellas' and Apple TV+ 'Black Bird' star Ray Liotta dies, age 67
All I can remember from that movie is when he said, “It’s not very good, buddy.” His delivery was everything.tht said:Ugh, an article reminded me of that Hannibal scene. Now, I have to work to forget it.
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Indian trade body calls for 'urgent' App Store regulation
Not to mention all of the free apps for which they receive 0% commission. I bet if they average out their commissions including those with lower rates and 0%, the overall figure would compare very favorably to rates charged by other retail businesses, let alone comparing them to the terms under which companies like Epic would allow third-party sales on their own platforms.22july2013 said:Does India really want Apple to charge developers for Xcode and other free things it currently gives them?
