kingsleyopara

7 ms·

61.
Safari on macOS 11.3 Beta now supports WebM(macrumors.com)
2 points by kingsleyopara 6y ago|0 comments
62.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
> consumer beneficial software platform For people like (excuse my bluntness) us hacker news types sure. I can make a case that for a large chunk of the population this is not true - consoles are popular because people don't want to
63.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
This. I think a lot of people miss the bigger picture. If Epic win this, do you really think games consoles are safe? What about car infotainment systems etc.? An Epic win could effectively make all walled gardens illegal
64.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
> The Mac is great, but the Mac App Store is garbage. The Mac App Store is garbage and so will be the iOS App Store if Apple are forced to allow alternate stores. I love the Mac... but it really isn't great for regular (non hacker n
65.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
Seems a little short-sighted. Epic are not a charity. Discounts are clearly a ploy to capture marketshare from Steam et al... Games/products will always be priced the most the market is willing to pay for it. If just before launch cost
66.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
I'd argue you have less choice if Epic wins as you as the user no longer have the choice to choose a walled garden (iOS) vs open platform (Android).
67.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
Playing devil's advocate: If it bothers you enough, then don't buy an iPhone?
68.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
Supposedly (if you buy into Epics recent lawsuit against Google) because Google have abused their power to prevent it...
69.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
Lets assume Apple is forced to allow alternate app stores: I'm [insert big company e.g. Microsoft], why should I put [insert popular app e.g. Office] on the Apple App Store when I have to give 30% revenue and deal with Apple's pri
70.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
I find the $200 credit expiring by May 31st in particularly bad taste (doubt the new Mac's that developers would want to buy would even be out by then!)
71.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
I'd planned on learning Rust this year, this article did little to convince me otherwise.
72.
by kingsleyopara 6y ago
Did your CS prof work for Intel?