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  • Apple may launch its own web-based search engine

    mr lizardmr lizard
    techconc said:
    Beyond the technology in this proposition, I have to wonder about the business model.  Apple is apparently receiving billions of dollars from Google to use their search engine by default.  Why would Apple want to stop that revenue stream?  Further, does Apple really want to get into the advertising business?  One of the reasons we trust Apple today is precisely because their business model doesn't depend on them harvesting our information to monetize with advertisers as Google does.   The alternative is to have an unpaid service like Maps, but not only would that cost money to run such a service, but Apple would be losing revenue from Google in the process.  None of this makes much sense to me from a business model perspective. 
    I suspect if they did get into web based search their advertising model would look similar to how it does on the App Store, where they are already in the advertising business. 

    In other words, no information harvesting, just classic paid-for sponsored search terms. Similar in many ways to DuckDuckGo's model, which has proven well for them. 

    It will indeed be interesting to see if Apple is prepared to drop the significant payment they receive from Google though. A test of their privacy focused values vs. lucrative revenue streams...
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  • Apple pledges $84M to fund programs in bid to end South Korea antitrust investigation

    mr lizardmr lizard
    “We’re open to bribes to drop investigations into your potentially illegal activity. What have you got to offer?”
    muthuk_vanalingamPascalxx

  • Intel details power efficiencies of its upcoming Xe LP graphics architecture

    mr lizardmr lizard
    I’m excited to read about Intel’s next delayed release. 
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  • White House set to entirely ban TikTok from App Store

    mr lizardmr lizard
    “Removing TikTok from the US App Storeand Google Play Store would mean a reported 100 million Americans having to give up the app”

    Would it? Apps removed from the App Store continue to function on devices which have already downloaded those apps. Unless Apple pulls the developer’s security certificate which would prevent the app from launching then then apps already downloaded should continue to work just fine. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple bought retail uniforms from Chinese firm sanctioned for forced labor

    mr lizardmr lizard
    macxpress said:
    Why is it that The Guardian always has to publish articles that just shit all over Apple? What bug do they have up their ass for Apple?
    Partly because the word Apple generates page views and that of course drives up income for the publisher. 

    But also because Apple goes well out of its way to hold itself to a higher set of ideals. If you’re one of the planet’s largest companies and you choose to put yourself on that pedestal then you can expect far greater scrutiny than other companies who don’t. 

    So all in all I think it’s fair game. Apple made a carefully considered choice to set theirselves apart. They’re big enough to handle the attention that brings. 
    muthuk_vanalingam