Minus the fact that it because Apple is choosing to use an older outdated version of MMS. If Apple updated to use a more modern protocol on MMS they would be better. Not the carriers. Carriers support a higher version just Apple is choosing to use an older outdated protocol so no Apple is gimping it.
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Apple Sued by U.S. Department of Justice, Says Lawsuit is 'Wrong'
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Minus the fact that it because Apple is choosing to use an older outdated version of MMS. If Apple updated to use a more modern protocol on MMS they would be better. Not the carriers. Carriers support a higher version just Apple is choosing to use an older outdated protocol so no Apple is gimping it.
it's quite worrying how obsessed you are with these company execs.
"rip the masks off"... geez, how many episodes of CSI are based on people with similar motives committing crimes?
Anyone who takes as much delight in bringing down a big company and people should examine their own motivation.
Apple will cite several other platforms that work like iOS. The biggest one, of course, being Xbox.
i'm assuming you mean RCS?
which Apple have said they will implement sometime soon.
and others have commented RCS has many many issues and wont solve everything either...
carriers dont like wasting data. they like low res files. less cost to transmit.
Where is the law that states Apple must use a new protocol version?
Well, Apple cannot have it both ways, it cannot say it is striving for consumer privacy whenever it takes a controversial decision that looks like it is placing hurdles in the way of 3rd parties all the while disregarding a solution that is available. The current solution defaults to SMS which puts the iPhone users to security and privacy risks because they are not end-to-end encrypted. Apple are ok with it because making it compatible would make messages more secure and private but it would affect their profits. So, profits before security and privacy for Apple.
For the most part you are fee to run your store as you see fit. You are free to discriminate against the types of people you allow in except for the few exceptions where society has determined the government has an interest in regulating. Discrimination against people based on race, gender, or physical disabilities is widely agreed upon to be a fundamental harm to society that preventing it by depriving a business of a right to free will is acceptable.
When it comes to selling software I don’t believe society is served in the same manner by creating arbitrary protected classes that are primarily defined by their financial interests. And I don’t believe the government is acting in the best interests of society when it attempts to deprive rights based solely on its opinion on who is wielding them fairly.
That you like Apple has nothing to do with this. Should DOJ proceed against only companies that you do not like
It is okay if you trust Apple. Even that has nothing to do with the case which lays down some facts. If you still want to love Apple inspite of those facts, that is your prerogative. That is not binding on the DOJ though.
its a phone. people use SMS. so Apple support it.
it's not Apple's fault that SMS isnt secure.
they added features for iOS users to extend SMS into a better messaging system. they just didnt extend it to Android users. that's their choice. they maintain iOS and that's their focus. when it suits them they write Android apps for things like Apple Music. the purpose is to sell a service and generate income. making Messages for Android wont make any money.
You assume that Merrick Garland has any shame. He's a partisan conservative hack who only had purchase in the Democratic Party because Obama served him up as a concession to McConnell for Scalia's vacant seat but the GOP raison d'etre when not in control of the executive is to not compromise and obstruct.And you'll find them acting like a business. SHOCK!!! The humanity!!!
The DOJ quotes Tim Cook telling someone that they should buy an iPhone! The horror!
It is safe to say that Merrick cannot be embarrassed given he enlisted another conservative partisan hack to do a hatchet job on his own boss.
I have misgivings that the US government can effectively regulate tech mainly due to our government being full of decrepit should-be retirees.
In general, I think the administrative state is a critical piece to keep classically liberal institutions from eating itself alive. Corporations are only motivated by profit and - especially for publicly traded companies - growth. The administrative/regulatory state possesses the ability to exist outside the profit and growth motivation, so they have the unique ability to recognize when laissez faire will erode the very foundation that allows profits to exist.
Apple is like "We innovate every day to make technology people love" while the iPhones are starting to look like Toyota vehicles with barely any changes each year. There is nothing innovative other than a new chip, each iPhone does the same thing.
lol says who? random guess is random. plenty of people carry more than 1 phone.
clearly you're applying one standard to one situation but not the other.
I said it makes the experience confusing.
Will third party apps download updates automatically? Restored on iCloud backup/restore when getting a new phone? Do I need to delete Microsoft Office before downloading the Microsoft Store version? List of questions go on and on.
They put all their eggs in the iPhone market, and now they live or die by essentially a single major product. Lack of diversification and subsequent innovation led to much of this.
The entire lawsuit is full of those examples
🤣 how much people care about XYZ is completely irrelevant. what a ridiculous question.
Such writing may wellbe on the wall, particularly (and beginning in) China, which arguably has a more competitive Android market than the US or Europe:
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/01/15/apple-offers-rare-iphone-discounts-china/
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/02/29/iphone-sales-china-dependent-promotions/
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/05/china-iphone-sales-slump-early-2024/
And it’s probably part of WHY Apple are defending their App Store/payment monopoly on iOS so vigorously.