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Apple tells Epic judge to consider Supreme Court NCAA decision
Yes, like all the other expert legal opinions posted here by lawyers! 🤷🏼♂️ Somehow I doubt that a search in DocketBird will reveal you to be any great legal scholar ….focher said:
It's not "patronizing" in a legal case because the parties are obligated to put everything on-the-record in the event of any appeal.mr lizard said:I’m sure that patronising attempt to help the judge reach her decision will go down well.
If you want to talk about legal stuff, go to law school first.
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Apple explains why getting iPhone apps outside the App Store is a bad idea
If Apple wants to prevent side loading they have to make radical changes:
1. Allow all API’s to be used by developers and not limit some to just themselves.2. Allow different payment systems so users don’t have to pay the 30% Apple tax. If a developer wants to pass that 30% savings on to customers instead of adding to Apple’s 2 trillion wealth they should be allowed to do so.3. Approve all apps that don’t violate a very basic, very minimal set of rules like no data harvesting, piracy or apps that violate the law. Cloud game apps for instance should all be approved.Apple’s arrogance displayed in the Epic suit is similar to the NCAA’s greed and arrogance at exploiting student athletes and the price their pay will be the same.
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Florida governor signs bill to curb 'big tech censorship' of politics
Only one really important word in all of this: Florida
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Judge in Epic v. Apple trial presses Tim Cook on App Store model, competition
The solution is simple. Allow people to install apps from anywhere but highlight when downloaded that Apple cannot make any guarantees to their security and user beware. Now the user gets to decide rather than a bunch of old white guys (and a few white women to be fair). Choice is good. For those of you worried about security and privacy, just stick to the Apple App Store.
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Epic Games expert says iOS could be like macOS without security drawbacks
MacOS is the example and it is a fantastic idea. Did you put your home and financial future on the line when you bought your Mac?genovelle said:
Is he and anyone else willing to put their home and financial future on the line to prove it? Android is the example and it is a horrible idea.hackintoisier said:He’s right. macOS is much more open in terms of how users can install apps, and yet the Mac isn’t crawling with malware, unlike windows. Also, if iOS is opened to allow third party app stores, nothing would require users to download apps from those other stores if they didn’t want to. I’ve had an iPhone since 2007, but I recently started toying with android, and I’ve never used any other App Store besides the google play store even though others exist.I think Apple is exerting too much control. For example, why is it that Netflix or any other app can’t tell me where and how to sign up for a subscription (if those apps don’t use IAP)?When the iPhone ecosystem was small, Apple’s level of control wasn’t really on anyone’s radar, but as the iOS ecosystem has ballooned to billions of users and billions of dollars of trade, I can see why governments and courts around the planet are interested in how the ecosystem operates.Others might disagree, but my view is Apple is in some ways restricting trade by disallowing the existence of other app stores. And the restriction of trade is why I believe it’s just a matter a time before the hammer drops, whether in the USA, or Europe or elsewhere.
