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by jpambrun 6y ago
If you can't drive safely; you can't drive. There is no middle ground. You may think it's fine to take a risk for yourself based on your costs/benefits, but it's definitely not fine to take a risk for others.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
I assume Epic endgame isn't this trial. Winning would be nice, but loosing might help show the need for new legislations. Also, the US is only one jurisdiction.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
There is friction with updates as well. But we don't have to argue since even a giant such as Epic didn't manage to do it with the fortnight franchise..
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by jpambrun 6y ago
I think it's getting obvious that the situation is untenable. If it's not the US courts, some other court will likely enact changes. In the end it doesn't matter how Apple and Google got to this duopoly position of power, if
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by jpambrun 6y ago
Forcing you to use 3rd party store for few apps is somehow worst than forcing everyone to use the Apple store for all apps? This discussion is moot. Apple only has to lower it's cut to cost + a reasonable markup instead of abusing it&#
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by jpambrun 6y ago
That's dishonest. The situation is identical on Android. Yes. You can "technically" sideload apps, but there is so many hoops to go through that you really can't distribute your application this way.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
Allowing other stores doesn't mean you have to use them. You could still have your curated experience on the Apple store. Why do you want to impose your views on others?
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by jpambrun 6y ago
You're argument rely on the assumption that entering the smartphone market now is as easy as it was when Google and Apple did it, which is ludicrous. Edit: even if it was as "easy". It's not like there are dozens of comp
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by jpambrun 6y ago
That's a really simple view of the issue. You can't reasonably think even a large corporation such as Epic can achieve that. That is what makes Apple/Google a duopoly in the mobile computing space. At this point, without any
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by jpambrun 6y ago
That's not very fair. The main value of the App store is that it is the only store. Let other store on iOS, then we will see which one provide the best value.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
Epic is just an example, and a very marginal one at that. I assume most app dev could really use fairer pricing from Apple.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
I am not following. Are you saying apps development is free? That the only cost is delivering the bytes?
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by jpambrun 6y ago
IMO, Apple is acting like a bully. It's using its position of power to coerce other into giving up a substantial amount of revenue for very little effort. If they want to keep this monopoly, they should make their cost transparent and
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by jpambrun 6y ago
For your analogy to make sense we would have to have alternative stores to buy iOS apps from. If target was the only store in the world it should not be able to set itself whatever profit margin it wants..
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by jpambrun 6y ago
No monopoly is a monopoly until it's a worldwide monopoly?
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by jpambrun 6y ago
I see a lot of people mentioning the low cost, saying that it's no big deal. It's not the cost that I find annoying; it's dealing with credentials and secrets..
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by jpambrun 6y ago
These numbers need decompression computational complexity for completeness. I am not better off if I save 1ms downloading, but it takes 5-10 more ms decoding. Bandwidths in the 100s Mbps are common now..
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by jpambrun 6y ago
Many monitors now have local array dimming to increase contrast. It's probably fair to assume that dimmed backleds lead to decrease power consumption.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
While true, you absolutely need your mentor support. Without it you wont graduate and you likely wont be able to switch mentor.
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by jpambrun 6y ago
The cost-benefit is not that clear-cut. Attempting to protect material at the cost of civil unrest, likely wounded protesters and police officers, possibly even more death. Sounds like taking a step back might have been the best of all the
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by jpambrun 6y ago
Perhaps at the time he figured he had more too lose if their business relationship was to sour.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
That would screw up my Docker workflow. It would be the end of the road for those of us targetting Linux/x86.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
Most folks can't install anyting at all. Dev can request admin rights. I don't make the rules..
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by jpambrun 7y ago
The app store is disabled on my work mac where I am most likely to need zoom/WebEx.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
In Canada we had the Douez v. Facebook supreme court case that, from my understanding, made forum selection clauses in consumer contracts unenforceable.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
Maybe. But they would have to sue you; a PR suicide.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
What would happen if you disseminate now classified information?
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by jpambrun 7y ago
Not discussing the healthcare system because it's "politically charged" is only good for those who advocate for status quo. In addition, artist are indeed a small fraction of the population, but this offending sentence is als
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by jpambrun 7y ago
I have use http2 and http1 with domain shardind extensively and the advantage of http2 multiplexing cannot be denied. TCP connection overhead is negligible (other than the tsl negotiation maybe) and is not even really a factor.
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by jpambrun 7y ago
I am in Quebec and here the state sets the rate for every single reimbursed act. Doctors can opt out of the public system, but then they can't take any reimbursement from it at all. It's all or nothing. Needless to say that the ov

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