It sure is
It also seems like a take that is completely ignorant about macOS existing and how it works and how it's "just fine", yet flexible.
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It sure is
It also seems like a take that is completely ignorant about macOS existing and how it works and how it's "just fine", yet flexible.
Developers who know the cost of doing this all yourself are for it, myself included.
you're still not getting it.
I didn't get to select the country to live in before setting up the foundation of what it means to live in it (family, friends, education)
I did select the smartphone before setting up the foundation what it means to live in it (services, buying apps, ecosystem of products)
country analogy does not work.
I was just setting up an SE1 yesterday and got blasted with a full screen Apple Music AD actually
So...nothing really new here
Barriers to switch can be a valid argument to support an anti-trust case. The DoJ does indeed argue them in their complaint.
They are not fine with the cut. I work in the industry, and we constantly talk about how absurdly high it was and how we would distribute elsewhere if we could.
Allowing more competition increases quality and decreases prices. Period.
Apple will have to compete on prices and features, rather than cheap tactics.
Nonsense.
How is Apple -behind- on AI when it's very profitable Apple devices being used to create the AI tools and consume them? Why does Apple also need to be an AI provider?
Yes, Siri needs to evolve with the times, but they are not suddenly a decade behind simple because Generative AI stormed onto the scene.
And the car project has/will contribute in ways we can't see. Not a failure.
It's more of the fact that apps that provide value isn't going to die because it failed to adhere to apple's guidelines.
Maybe they couldn't find the "vigorously disagree" button?
Meanwhile, how is that bell south monopoly breakup going?
Can we compare bell south monopoly's assets and current ATT?
Can we compare bell south monopoly's assets and current ATT?
Well two things. First, stock price by its very nature is based on speculation. And it turns out the speculation was wrong. And second, I think a lot of the stock slump had to do with the dot com bubble, which didn't only affect Microsoft. Apple's stock reached a new high in 2000 and went down over 80% 3 years later, despite their success of the iMac.
It's amazing to watch people advocate against their own personal interests
I'm not sure if this a uniquely American thing, but it sure is wild to watch
(it's not new, of course, as political parties have been manipulating people into doing just that for a long time)
I'm not sure if this a uniquely American thing, but it sure is wild to watch
(it's not new, of course, as political parties have been manipulating people into doing just that for a long time)
open platform is already in competition: there are many android flavors competing
closed platform needs competition. opening up the operating system is the opposite of increasing competition in closed platform space.
Or Android, and all other competitors can simply add Swift and Obj-C compiling capabilities to their IDE... update their chipset to run on cross platform languages. Problem solved. Devs can publish same code for any platform and not an issue. I don't complain that my Sony TV remote doesn't control my other devices. But I can modify my other devices to accept the signal Sony remote is sending... not Sony's problem to solve for me. So many opinions. I agree 100% not Apple's fault their product is superior and their ecosystem has been built around security, closed and simple. It's been the model since April 1, 1976 and everyone is still acting so surprised.
While giving those of us that enjoy the walled garden, to stay in the walled garden.
I’m not an attorney, nor do I claim to be even a novice when it comes to the law… but… whatever happened to “let the market decide”? Or “The consumer knows what they want”? Clearly the market has decided that they love the world apple has created. Otherwise 80+% of US Teens would not own an iPhone. If another company can do it better, they will and the consumer will decide to leave Apple.
it's amazing how people think they're advocating for their own interests when they're really shooting themselves in the foot.
Markets are created and regulated by governments
The 1982 Bell South situation is not even close to being a comparison. The 1980 Microsoft monopoly however, is
This will drag on for years, and years. In the end the same number of people will be on the same side as today.
Eventually another villain will emerge and the process will begin again.
No substantive legislation will emerge during the time span. The only people to win will be the lobbyists.
Eventually another villain will emerge and the process will begin again.
No substantive legislation will emerge during the time span. The only people to win will be the lobbyists.
It's statements like this that really show the sheer ignorance on these forums.
Apple will do whatever the shareholders decide. If Tim Cook chooses to pull out of a large market like the US, he will be voted out.
Apple is at the will of its shareholders. If Cook can't make money, someone else will.
Apple is not a monopoly. They do not own most markets - their competitors do. Yes, they can tweak some of their current practices, and I am a critic of a lot of the things that they do in terms of their products, services and software, but this is so overblown.
Others in the tech space absolutely loath Apple for making more money while pushing out smaller volumes of products - because Apple customers are willing to pay more for what they deem as better than the competition. Many of Apple's customers use their products because they are closed, secure and better than the competition - I am one of them.
If you do not like Apple's products, services, structure, programs, rules and political views and stances, you don't have to buy their products, buy their stock, develop for their platforms, carry their products in your stores or use them in your places of business. If this winds up hurting them, they will decide if changes are in order as the markets speak. There are plenty of options for the user - this is not true when there is an actual monopoly in place.
Lastly, since there is a lot of MAGA trash in this thread, you should probably return your 'woke' iPhone, and go to the dark side of Android and or Windows where you belong. You don't fit into the 'Think Different' world. You should give Apple up, like all things Disney and anything else you've applied a grievance to due to your gullible, conspiracy obsessed and inherently bigoted mindsets. The good news is, you can still keep your lobotomized, red-pilled heads up your asses, as this is still very much a free country, despite what your born-again-christian entertainment 'news' channels and talking heads tell you.
It's ironic, the iPhone, Apple's biggest money-maker, brought them to the masses, and made them so big, that it has attracted governments to step in, and a partial customer base that just doesn't fit with Apple's culture, but the allure still brought them in. Quite sad to see for some of us veteran Apple users. I do miss the days when Apple wasn't as big. I wish they had enough cash to go private and give the middle finger to anyone who objects to them and let people decide with their wallets if the company should succeed or fail - the way it should be.
Others in the tech space absolutely loath Apple for making more money while pushing out smaller volumes of products - because Apple customers are willing to pay more for what they deem as better than the competition. Many of Apple's customers use their products because they are closed, secure and better than the competition - I am one of them.
If you do not like Apple's products, services, structure, programs, rules and political views and stances, you don't have to buy their products, buy their stock, develop for their platforms, carry their products in your stores or use them in your places of business. If this winds up hurting them, they will decide if changes are in order as the markets speak. There are plenty of options for the user - this is not true when there is an actual monopoly in place.
Lastly, since there is a lot of MAGA trash in this thread, you should probably return your 'woke' iPhone, and go to the dark side of Android and or Windows where you belong. You don't fit into the 'Think Different' world. You should give Apple up, like all things Disney and anything else you've applied a grievance to due to your gullible, conspiracy obsessed and inherently bigoted mindsets. The good news is, you can still keep your lobotomized, red-pilled heads up your asses, as this is still very much a free country, despite what your born-again-christian entertainment 'news' channels and talking heads tell you.
It's ironic, the iPhone, Apple's biggest money-maker, brought them to the masses, and made them so big, that it has attracted governments to step in, and a partial customer base that just doesn't fit with Apple's culture, but the allure still brought them in. Quite sad to see for some of us veteran Apple users. I do miss the days when Apple wasn't as big. I wish they had enough cash to go private and give the middle finger to anyone who objects to them and let people decide with their wallets if the company should succeed or fail - the way it should be.
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There's an implicit, and fallacious, assumption embedded in your comment: the belief that a restriction that was acceptable and constructive during the early growth stage of a product life cycle, continues to be acceptable and constructive if and when that product eventually achieves a position of market dominance.
Apple should just pull out of the West and China. That’ll show ‘em.