onehunglow

Apple’s most profitable product is the iPhone. To keep it strong you need a low bar for developers, and that’s what we have with the Mac Mini - dev and test hardware.

blastdoor said:

It works reasonably well on the Mac, but it does add complexity for the user. 

The complexity begins with adding another store. I imagine that most consumers will stick with the default store and never even know that others exist.

lowededwookie said:

coolfactor said:

Due to the relative novelty of Apple's service, the air rescue company advised its customers instead to rely on Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs), dedicated devices which use satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates.

That sounds more like an anti-Apple stance, or an unwillingness to adapt to changing technology. Before the PLB's did they recommend flares?  And before flares was it "yelling really loudly"?

That pretty much sums up how New Zealand reacts to new tech but it’s not an anti-Apple stance or anything like that. New Zealand has a “wait and see” mentality which is annoying but also the safer option.

New Zealand’s terrain is extremely difficult terrain and with it brings issues that even the incumbent tech such as PLBs and EPERBs can’t get around. So a new tech like this isn’t proven yet.

My real question is though, why weren’t these trampers heading out with an EPERB? That’s potential suicide even on designated walkways like Arthur’s Pass.

I’m a kiwi too, and “wait and see” isn’t how I’d describe our approach to new tech. In this case, there was more to the comment on the iPhone 14, in particular battery life. An EPERB has a standby battery life measured in years and a transmit life of many days - depending on model. They’re also waterproof & float. Keeping a beacon in your backpack provides better guarantees than an iPhone.
when I left NZ to travel abroad, many years ago, I was amazed at how advanced some tech was in our country compared to Aus/US/Uk - adoption of ATMs, Chip & Pin cards, interbank funds transfers (fast, quick, free), GSM roaming, broadband speed and adoption, etc. we aren’t laggards at all.

AppleInsider said:

The taxes are still due, and now the onus is on the developers to pay them directly.

You make it sound like a benefit - that Apple was paying the tax for them. Well, VAT tax returns always need to be filed, and it’s most likely there’s always a payment to be made not related to the App Store - but perhaps the return is now more complicated - having to account for income in which the VAT is already paid! 

I’m reading this on my iPhone X - and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed owning it. It’s showing signs of aging now - although getting the battery changed by a third party was a bad idea (dust under the screen in front of the front camera, and screen/touch misalignment) - however it’s still good. I’ve ordered my iPhone 14 Pro and looking forward to the upgrade.