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by smoldesu 3y ago
I think the point is that the tax is a double-standard. Apple can inherently exploit more competitive tactics by offering a first-party option that is financially infeasible to resist. Spotify isn't squeaky-clean either, but their argu
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It's not really any more funny than suggesting that Meta and Microsoft manipulate teenagers with dark patterns. But with Apple it's different, so I guess we won't be ready for that discussion until next time.
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Possibly that's because regulating them prevents bad banks, insurance and medicine from being issued. Businesses concerning wealth, provenance and health should be scrutinized heavily. Your opinion is like blaming American food being b
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Luckily, this is kinda the discussion I want to inspire. In today's day-in-age, greed is not inherently good. It does motivate markets, but we've made concessions in areas like pharmaceuticals where the harms are physical and unde
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It's not a store, though. It's a phone. People generally don't shop at establishments they already paid for. Even if they did, it wouldn't be an apt analogy because other stores can't sell that same item anyways. So
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> Businesses should use what ever advantage they have over each other to get ahead. Including illegal monopoly power? If we gave Ma Bell and Standard Oil free reign I don't think the free market would be any better because of it.
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And then you'll watch in helpless horror as 90% of iPhone users willingly install the Gmail and YouTube apps.
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> Scornful people have always existed, but that doesn't mean they should be especially listened to. Are you describing consumer lobbyists or Apple, with these words?
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It's an interesting hypothetical, but not realistic in countries with loan regulation. Not to mention, NSO Group has shown us that you can install a rootkit using built-in iMessage and zero-click exploits. I don't think manually-i
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by smoldesu 3y ago
I didn't call you dumb or irrational, I suggested that you raise your standards to exclude Apple and Facebook's behavior as "acceptable". You could also do nothing, and just adapt to sideloading and anti-Meta regulation
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> Personally I’m happy with both the operation of Facebook and Apple. You should have higher standards too, then.
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...to a man, then?
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> One of the main reasons I buy things from Apple (on my device) and Amazon (if it's a physical good) You don't have a choice, from Apple. With Amazon you can buy your Purina and flip-flops off a third-party, but where else do
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> Discounts for nothing would just be a giveaway. Then charge people for it. Apple has an annual developer registration fee, they should cover their platform costs using that instead of an arbitrary surcharge. If you want us counting our
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> As an end user I really don’t want to buy from anywhere other than the App Store "As an end user I really don't want to use any browser other than Internet Explorer" You are entitled to that opinion, but having alternati
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by smoldesu 3y ago
Our government isn't authoritarian. It has executive function (and certainly a degree of corruption) but also an obligation to it's citizens. If you spend trillions (or even just millions) of taxpayer dollars without democratic ov
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I don't expect the fees to go down. If you decouple Apple from the iPhone app distribution network, they can charge 100% fees for all I care. That is an entirely separate charge from the $99 developer registration fee, which they can a
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by smoldesu 3y ago
Apple should charge separately for their App Platform then, instead of bundling it with arbitrary features. The US government threatened to break up Microsoft as a result of the IE case, Apple would be wise to skate to away from where the l
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Alternatively, hold both companies to higher standards through regulation and start treating technology as a secular field of businesses instead of the World Cup.
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You think you're funny until the IRS back-charges you for 15 years of Arizona property tax.
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by smoldesu 3y ago
Shoutout to Bee and Puppycat as well, of which the entire first season is freely available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2DcNkn8HAwQLcXTiDB87...
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> Until then companies are free to offer private alternatives to users who find that to be a valuable service. The question with the App Store is, are customers allowed to choose?
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Yes, people are shocked. Apple's provisional approach to legislative compliance isn't working, their indifference towards public opinion is what brought antitrust regulators onto the scene in the first place. Their App Store monop
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by smoldesu 3y ago
Should have gone the other way. I will never apply Hidden Valley ranch to my lips. However , I might find a use for a Burt's Bees flavored salad dressing.
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And you're convinced that this is good for us?
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> I actually think Microsoft is the most insidious character; Towards game preservation? Microsoft is basically a patron saint. For starters, the concept of an "Xbox exclusive" barely exists. Most console titles Microsoft publi
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Steam is not comparable because it is not a first-party platform.
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A lot of people never paid for or used those services even when they were in their hayday.
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Everything listed in the article is non-committal and specifically worded to avoid making conclusive statements. It's similar to the way a businessperson behaves when they want to avoid legal liability. Read these quotes: > Does Tet
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> ultimately would return the cryptocurrencty-space to the principles founded within Satoshi's fundamental "white paper" [e.g. unlimited block sizes, no lightning/segwit]. I think you're right about that, but I&#

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