Well why wouldn’t they? Epic tried to remove their game from the play store and came crawling back because nobody cared to side load their game.
Sanctions aren’t forced. The us government haven’t forced us companies to do anything yet
What is easier? Buying a new phone for a thousand dollars or buying different apps for a dollar.
It is their ip and seems like in court they aren't losing. Since Apple at this point is winning in the courts, governments are trying enact new legislations.
In your opinion. The word "indicates" does not mean factual. It's an opinion based on events in 2018 not 2022.Its not bias. It’s factual
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And I know of no one who purchases an iphone to sideload or use alternative app stores.
But who voted for them to start? As far as I know, there is no voting going on whether for or against; it’s just government agencies acting out of self-interest/lobbies and/or without full understanding.
From the amount of complaints I see from developers against Apple vs Google, I think many more will try to break free. This of course to the detriment of end users since Apple’s rules are for the most part in benefit of the user. Opening up iOS is only in the interest of developers/companies and I believe a tiny niche of tinkerer consumers.
Well Apple doesn’t seem to provide convincing arguments, but show loopholes the government need to close. If apple was convincing in their argument as a good thing, the government wouldn’t feel the need to introduce new laws.
2018 isn’t any different from 2022. Apple products are vastly more expensive than the competitive who offers cheaper things. Owing a Mac or an iPhone is the same like owning a BMW or Gucci and Prada.
I introduce you the jailbreaking community since 2008
The people. Every party and representatives have different platforms and policies for how the market should be regulated. Same way people got free healthcare, higher taxes and free education and strong union laws. People voted for it untill they voted differently
Well perhaps apple/ google should try to fix these complaints. same way steam dominate Pc gaming for being a great service for developers and consumers. Many rules apple have have nothing to do with user security or safety and are just moral qualms, ideological and business related. Very little is user related outside of core parts.
Yes indeed that’s the same argument and it’s generally a bad argument , that is why the government exist to provide better options for people.
They convinced the courts they aren’t an illegal monopoly.
Yes it is. For a multitude of reason.
But dont do as much.
Or any other expensive phone around the same price range.
So it’s your opinion people buy an iPhone to jailbreak it…and no other reasons.
Yes, people are theoretically ultimately responsible for their democratic government’s actions, but to say “the people” voted for this is imo a simplistic/idealistic view. At best the people enabled this, but even that is oversimplifying. Government is much more complex and dirtier than that. And the people’s calls to action (or reaction) are answered extremely slowly when the govenment’s money/existence is not on the line. But yes my hope is that even if this goes through, it will eventually be appealed by the people.
Nobody cares about the monopoly question as it’s self evident in UK. It’s all about market harm and abuse. In the UK a firm is said to have monopoly power if it has more than 25% of the market share.
When it comes to apple products? Nothing has changed. They are just as expensive as 10 years ago. And still the same status symbol and prestige
They do 99% the same. Battery life, screen size, processor, storage and camera is the biggest costs
That looks like any other cheap android phone. iPhones are recognizable as any other expensive brands for those who care about status.
No, but a lot of people buy it and wants to side load by jailbreaking it. But doesn’t buy an android phone.
It could be social differences, but generally people have big influences for government policies compared to the states.
Many care about a monopoly question. The UK needs to get its house in order. A company that sells pet rocks that has a 100% share can be a monopoly?
Same old meme is being run around the internet.
They still don't do as much, nor is their continuous support lifespan as much as an iphone. Do you compare a civic with an s-class and say: 4 tires, steering wheel and engine? Is that the lowest common denominator for your comparison.
The notch is what makes iphones recognizable. If you hang around with those who view material possessions are their definition I can see where one could walk away with the iphones being a status symbol. For the rest of, imo, it's because of the way they function and the job they do...as well as their sharp looks.
But jailbreaking isn't the reason people buy an iphone. Maybe there is agreement on that.
It’s weird to care about it when it’s a non issue. A company having 25%+ is legally defined as having monopolistic power. You not liking it doesn’t change the law that have existed for decadesMany care about a monopoly question. The UK needs to get its house in order. A company that sells pet rocks that has a 100% share can be a monopoly?
That is why the more expensive thing has more features. I’n the end of the day the civic and s-class are cars to transport you from A->B. A nicer car is a bigger status symbol.
End of the day it’s still a phone. 99% of people don’t need anything better than iPhone SE or iPhone X features. All the bells and whistles are just nice to have luxury
We can agree on that. Still they buy the iPhone with the intent to jailbreak it because they want to do things apple prevents.
Theories may be reasonable, unless they fly in the face of actual evidence.
I'm not sure what your point is, but you do you.
It's a weird definition of monopoly. 4 companies enter a market each with a 25% share and it's a monopoly? Strange laws from overseas.
A more expensive vehicle also has more protection features for example; a bigger engine, nicer interior etc. Pay more get more. And sure to minimize this, it's still just a car, like a 1979 Pinto is still a car.
Not sure how you can speak for the 1 billion iphone users. You certainly can't speak for me.
Sure and that is why android is rooted, companies produce third party ecus to squeeze more performance out of a car, etc.
In countries like India, many people do not even login to their phones with a gmail. They do not use Playstore. They go to their friends and ask them top Bluetooth the apks of apps because all of them will have the apks. I was surprised when he asked me to transfer the apk of some app that I showed him. I told him I got it from the Playstore. He did not understand the concept of the playstore at all. THEY ONLY SIDELOAD. Google may not even know these guys are there as they do not sign in.
Do you really think Apple will even blink once while handing over your data to the government if the government asks for it? We have all seen how it bends over backwards in China. At least, Google had the guts to leave China instead of bowing to the Chinese government.
If your device is comprimised by a dodgy side-loaded app. And your phone contains sensitive information of any description e.g. Contacts, conversations, anniversary reminders, photos, videos etc ...of anyone else, you have also compromised their data.
Sure. But it’s likely based on real data, considering it’s rare for anything to get 100%, and is more valuable to have legal frameworks getting in to effect before this is reached to limit harm. Perhaps why many nations doesn’t have laws saying monopoly is illegal or classify it as sim with 100% or close to 100%. UK 25% as their limit, EU Have 0% legally speaking as it’s not defined but practically is around 30-40%
As I said, it’s luxurious things, it provide a higher status.
I can, just because you don’t need anything more advanced doesn’t invalidate the nice to have features, practicality and the want to have a luxurious phones with premium quality and feeling. But don’t pretend it’s anything more than it actually is.
Almost no android phone is sold rooted today, and many are just as hard to root as iPhones out of the box. This is an old reality.
I can guarantee you it’s more likely that you compromise your Facebook, email account, computer, fake website, social engineering scam or even klick a phishing link that will compromise my personal information way before your phone installed a compromised app.
Yes, but this is also about the bigger picture.