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If Apple was satisfied with the money they were making, they wouldn't be Apple. They'd be another irrelevant consumer technology company. It is only due to that
by sidewndr46 4y ago
If Apple was satisfied with the money they were making, they wouldn't be Apple. They'd be another irrelevant consumer technology company. It is only due to that ruthless mindset that they have gotten where they are today.
- Moissanite 4y agoTo give them their due, they do a good job of at least appearing to offer superior service through vertical integration - as a long-time Android user, I am probably going to make the switch at the iPhone 15 release to make the most of this while it lasts. Car companies can't offer anything close; this subscription features thing from Intel, Mercedes and BMW is bold-faced grifting and needs to be stamped out with extreme prejudice.
- e7beca0d 4y agoRunning your own software on your own iPhone requires a $99 a year subscription. Just for code signing, it's basically pure profit, and there's no practical way around it. It's a classic masterpiece of platform gatekeeping: Getting money for doing nothing, but being the only one who can do it.