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Spotify speaks out against Apple's 30% commission fee -- again
genovelle said:foad said:Spotify chose a loss-leading industry and is scapegoating iOS. They pay less to artists, overspent on podcasting, and are using the government to coverup their poor decisions. -
Spotify speaks out against Apple's 30% commission fee -- again
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Japan law will require Apple to allow alternate iPhone app stores
eriamjh said:Users will happily GIVE questionable apps their private information to run something “forbidden”.I say let them. You can’t protect the idiots from themselves.Just set a flag on their phone that says “this loser installed outside apps” and have any support say “the only fix is to wipe your phone”.
Put it in the T&C next to the human centipede agreement. Done. Hands washed. Move on. -
Japan law will require Apple to allow alternate iPhone app stores
spheric said:THOSE MEDDLING EU BUREAUCRATS JUST HAVE IT IN FOR US CORPORATIONS!
They can't innovate themselves, so they have to impose draconian and ridiculous…oh wait.
Japan.
Huh.
sorryThese acts have very little to do with doing things that benefit consumers. -
Wedbush calls Cook 'Hall of Fame CEO,' says no layoffs coming
genovelle said:foad said:robin huber said:Now, if he could just “think different” about unions.One could argue that Apple employees benefit from the stability that Apple is providing with how leadership is running the company, especially in the current economic climate. That was also true during the recession. Apple did better than most. That being said, they have certain blind spots when it comes to remote employees, and a couple other areas. It isn’t black/white. There’s a lot of gray. We are dealing with human beings and human beings don’t always act altruistically.