Since when aren’t companies allowed to charge the going rate? It’s a rabbit hole of pricing strategy that has no winners if government steps in to regulate all pricing.
Apple acts on advice of counsel in conjunction with mgmt.
The regulators also have to make the assertions align with the facts. And Apple acts in conjunction with counsel and mgmt.
No it’s not like that imo.
I don’t find this embarrassing at all. People overestimate the “embarrassment “ factor and have a hard time believing all of apples customers aren’t up in arms.
I can’t defend it, but I doubt anything g will come of it.
I never believed Apple personally protected my interests. But I do believe Apple tries to do right by its’ customers. I have more faith In Apple than any other for profit, consumer oriented electronics company.
That’s the sign of a healthy company where discussions can be had.
All of the past and present comments from MR posters and the sum total of what Apple has been about the last few decades.
It depends on where Apple ends up. It could be in the future “Cook chose wisely”. At any rate I firmly believe those that want to criticize Apple there are plenty of reasons to do so while those who want to praise Apple there are also plenty of reasons.
No, you said it should have a warning in the app and I asked why that would be better than having a warning on the download screen.
I’d be curious to see data on this. Are there really all these shady payment providers out there that app developers would use? And why does this apply only to digital goods? I don’t see any concerns about payment providers for physical goods.
In their own app that they are selling in the iOS Store. Nobody is allowed to do this in any retail establishment. And they wanted to use Apple's customer list to communicate. Name one retailer that allows manufacturers to access the retailer's customer data.
I understand clearly. Please argue on substance rather than attacking the man. Otherwise, it's clear where the argument is heading.
Platform owner should do what they think is best for their customers. Customers should vote with their wallet on what is the correct decision. This will keep
Exactly. The eu targeted Apple with slick regulations that was imprecise. They should have said we want iOS as open as android, but there would have been back lash. So instead they crafted imprecise legilation that ensnared Apple and now are fining them for non-compliance for poorly conceived and executed legislation .
I have zero problems with companies charging the "going rate", when it's subject to competition.
If Gonzalez-Rogers' latest ruling isn't prime example of "like in sports when you're shown to be pushing the line a lot --- the refs look at you differently and have the penalty flag more readily in hand, fair or not.", I don't know what is?!
I have zero problems with companies that aren’t a monopoly charging the going rate. Car dealers are a good example of demand pricing. Yet i don’t see people clamoring to regulate car dealers.
We’ll see. Right? There are many ways this appeal could go.
Nobody is forcing anyone to be in the iOS App Store. The Devs decided that they wanted to take advantage of the unique business opportunity that the iPhone presented. They could still create web apps and avoid iOS altogether. BUT, some devs want to take advantage of the business opportunity, use the IDE that Apple created, and not pay for it. (And don't even try to say that the $99/yr is sufficient payment)
You're telling me you've never seen or bought a printer - that included referral to the manufacturer's web site in the box?
Nonsense.
Good point.
