dave marsh

Such a ridiculous lawsuit.  Of course Apple has a monopoly over its own platform.  No one is forced to buy an iPhone.  If you buy into the platform, you also buy into Apple’s rules. Don’t like it, sell your iPhone and move on to another platform.  There are many out there.  In the scheme of things, Apple’s share of the smartphone market is less than Android’s, and is therefore not a monopoly in the broader smartphone market.

Concerning the price of apps on the platform, I clearly remember computer apps costing hundreds of dollars before the iOS platform came out, with Apple pushing for most apps to be less than $10, setting a new lower cost option.  However, even so, the price for apps is set by the developer.  Apple’s 30% cut is to support the infrastructure it has to maintain in place to vet and sell the product to its customers.  And, even if that cost was zero and turned out to be 100% profit for Apple, that should be fine.  Remember, smartphone and tablet customers have other options.  Apple is NOT A MONOPOLY in any legal sense.

djames4242 said:

Shouldn't it also be worth mentioning that the smart connector can be a superior way to connect than Bluetooth? I use a Bluetooth keyboard and am constantly annoyed that when I need to enter text, I do not get the on-screen keyboard because my BT keyboard is still connected because I've forgotten to turn it off. Often it's across the room and I have to get up to turn it off, or shut off Bluetooth on my iPad.

With a smart connector, as soon as I go back into tablet mode, I don't have to worry about whether-or-not I have remembered to turn off my keyboard. I know it sounds like a minor gripe, but it's annoying enough that it's had me wondering if Apple's keyboard is right for me  

The Logitech keyboard has a row of iOS keys along the top that includes a screen keyboard key.  So, you can switch from the physical keyboard when typing text to the screen keyboard, if you prefer, with just the push of a button.  No need to disconnect BlueTooth.