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  • Epic sues Apple after Fortnite removed from App Store

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    The rules are simple. If you offer payment outside of the app, you need to allow the purchase in the app at the same price. That’s all. No one is stopping you from selling subscriptions or stuff outside of the app if you do it properly. These are the rules.

    So what a epic wants is all the benefit of the App Store without any of the cost. They want preferential treatment. Apple can show that they have created an ecosystem for small development shops to flourish. They have done this using the revenue split model. Traditional brick and mortar stores make their money off selling shelf space at a premium so companies with more resources get preferential placement. That sounds to be what Epic wants.
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  • ACLU warns that Apple COVID-19 contact tracing encroaches on civil liberties

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    You know what else encroaches on civil liberties? Death. Death encroaches on your civil liberties.
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  • Hands on: The 2019 MacBook Air is a bargain, but SSD speeds fall

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    M68000 said:
    Wow, that's a significant change in the SSD, like around 33% ?  Maybe the new keyboard style has something to do with space inside the unit and a different SSD was needed, just a guess.    I have the 2018 Air and I'm used to the keyboard so many "seem" to be complaining about.
    They brought the price down even lower. That’s got to come from somewhere and the SSD speed is an easy target. The Air shouldn’t be a Pro device and this better aligns it with the competition in terms of price and performance.
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  • Apple lists mystery 3-meter "Pro" Thunderbolt 3 cables on Mac Pro specs sheet

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    They are black and cost 50% more ;)
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  • The Samsung Galaxy Fold doesn't look like it's coming back any time soon

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    bulk001 said:
    People are always critical that Android makers are copying Apple. What innovation has Apple brought to iPhones recently? Thinner - yes, a newer camera - yes, increased speed in opening Safari - yes. Higher pricing to make it look cooler and more exclusive to the editorial writer here who says higher prices are better - yes. Beyond that? Not much between my current iPhone and the 6 I have as a backup. 
    Um... let’s see... FaceID that’s actually fast and secure and not a cheap party trick. Processors that are faster than my laptop. True edge to edge screen, yes with a notch but that actually works.

    Foldable display? Why? That’s just technology for technology sake.
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