if you have any gaming console Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo are taking a cut on every game they sell.
is it possible to download games from web and play them on these gaming consoles ?
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Apple Says Spotify Wants 'Limitless Access' to App Store Tools Without Paying
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is it possible to download games from web and play them on these gaming consoles ?
how about Spotify make a web app, no need to pay any money to Apple.
we should do the same with all products.
how much does it cost to manufacture iPhone, let apple keep 5% profit margin.
let government determine how much each product service cost.
like how much does it cost to develop Microsoft windows, add 5% profit margin as profit and set the price.
Buy Android phone, install any app store you want.
you knew that Apple wont let you install third party app store before you purchased iPhone, why did you buy it ?
it's not like Apple was allowing third party app stores when you purchased iPhone and now they stopped it.
Customers need to make the purchasing decision.
lot of emotional response in these comments.
people think that Spotify will pass on that 30% commission that Spotify is paying apple, but they won't.
this is about which company gets to keep the money.
If people are thinking that customers are benefiting from this fight you are gullible.
people think that Spotify will pass on that 30% commission that Spotify is paying apple, but they won't.
this is about which company gets to keep the money.
If people are thinking that customers are benefiting from this fight you are gullible.
So bottom line, you don’t want to pay the $99 per year to distribute your software that is made with Apple’s constantly updated APIs and XCode.
You want it for free, because your software is “free/open source”.
You want things for free — that’s sweet!
Just post your free code to GitHub and let others who paid the $99 build and distribute the app on the App Store.
Heck, if it’s good, they might be able to monetize it (giving you credit, of course).
I want to run my own programs on my own phone and not have to compile them once per week. I don't think it should be necessary to pay 99 dollars for this privilege. The phone was expensive enough.
Another “I deserve free stuff” person — I bought an iPhone, therefore I should be able to build and distribute software for free!
$99 is an absurd fee for me to use the APIs and XCode Apple develops to distribute my software — JUST GIVE IT TO ME!!!
I bought a phone — now give me free dev tools and APIs and don’t inconvenience me with recompiling an app weekly!!
Do you hear yourself?
You “deserve” something you didn’t pay for — sounds pretty entitled 😉
As a developer no, but as a user yes, $99/year is ridiculous just to be allowed to install apps on my own $1000 phone. No other general purpose OS works like that. And actually, yeah, it is a problem for open source that you're required to pay $99/year just to install and ship stuff, not everyone is a full time iOS dev, it's a community effort to build open source software. That said, it doesn't need to be XCode, the open source community would be happy to only use the open source compiler with VSCodium as editor. But you're obviously a troll so that'll be enough of my time I've devoted to you.
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Would you accept this kind of crap if we were talking about your car?
Yes, you can change your tires, but you have to buy our tires, and also buy this 99 dollar tool from us, because your normal wrench will not work.
Well they do actually. If you want vape apps other platforms support it.
There are two billion plus users. I imagine there are a good percentage that made a choice to buy apple. Whether the best of the best in the best or the worst doesn’t matter.
I don’t think many believe it’s revolting.
I don’t think people care enough. They look at a phone as a tool to do a,b and c. If they can do a,b, c they are happy.
My car is even more locked down than an iPhone….so bad example.
You want an upgrade, you have to pay $99 for an upgrade and we have to do it.
Please let me know when the open source community releases their free phone, OS, APIs and FreeStore (powered by free unicorn kisses).
That will be Nirvana fosho!
I get the feeling, that you would sell your grandmother, if it was a prerequisit to use your iPhone, haha. Just joking.
If this is how you roll, fine. I have some hope that the rest of the world is more sane, and that we will get more legislation that will strengthen consumer rights here in the EU. The train started moving with the DMA.
You're making fun of open source. But corporate behemoths like Apple, Amazon, or even Microsoft, would not exist without it. Open source software is running the Internet and most of the servers you rely on.
Maybe the EU needs an innovative company to build a phone, OS and prerequisite APIs that will support all the consumer rights you feel are being destroyed by these terrible ’Murican companies.
Get ‘er done!
As if Apple could build a phone without China (Foxconn) or Taiwan (TSMC) 😂.
Not making fun at all — I use and support open source.
But there is a universe of difference between using/supporting open source and expecting for profit companies to adopt an open source model.
My point is it *requires* a profit incentive (and lots of money) to build a phone, OS, APIs and App Store.
Open source ain’t gonna do it.
Strengthening consumer rights means buying things that meet your requirements. It’s a simple concept.
Yes, yes. We already established that you're not a fan consumer protection laws. The market will solve all our problems, sure.