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China claiming national security concerns with apps. 

As the “store owner” surely Apple has a right to charge a fee, in this case 30%. Amazon and eBay (as do most other online storefronts) charge a fee to use their service, as does every single bricks and mortar store, when you purchase an item with markup. Supermarkets even charge manufacturers a fee to stock their goods in prominent places in their stores, as this results in higher sales. Apple built the store, developed the customer base, and continues to operate and improve the store. It all needs to be paid for with a percentage of the developer’s profits, which is still 70% more than they would be getting if they didn’t use the App Store. Not to mention that Tesla charges its customers an ongoing monthly fee to access features in the vehicle they have already bought. 

"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance," - Steve Ballmer.  

I realise that Apple has spent a long time developing their AR, but I can’t help but wonder if their time has been misplaced. Both MS and Google tried, and failed, which is not unusual, and Samsung will no doubt copy as soon as it can, but until an AR headset is indistinguishable from a normal pair of glasses, and can offer better visual assistance than glasses, I can’t see them going mainstream. AI, on the other hand, is a market that Apple needs to get into and do well, and quickly. 

Chin looks waaay better. Bulked-up backs say “we tried to look thin but couldn’t do it, so we hid the mistakes at the back”.