And the only reason it will happen is because Apple didn't take the lead to appease them in the first place. Instead they will wait for a much worse solution to be forced upon them, and then act innocent while they blame regulators.
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'Brutal Battle' Expected as Regulators Close in on Apple Around the World
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Everyone would like to. The question is whether anyone has a right to. Just because you would like something doesn't mean you are entitled to it...a fact that many people seem to have a hard time grasping these days.
The mobile phone industry turned into a fashion industry, which means people quickly jumps over to next cool trendy tech, whatever is it.
That’s the problem Apple will have to face in the future too, and that’s why they are working hard building a monopoly and gatekeeping customers in a way they can’t easely escape of their ecosystem.
Simply because they know that the next cool trendy thing is knocking on their door, it’s just a matter of time, and Apple VR/AR won’t save their asses.
Nokia wasn't doing anything illegal. Apple and Google aren't doing anything illegal either.
If you did had a concern about market power though, Nokia was coordinating with nearly all of the major players at the time and had something like 70% of the smartphone market, and then as you say 40-50% of the non-smartphone OS. Far more than Apple. An their OS did not make a lick of difference when Apple and Google entered.
That's really the point. Apple and Google are in their positions because Nokia's OS lock-in didn't make a lick of difference when Apple and Google made better offerings. The product matters and all the EU is going to do is mess things up so we get crappier Chinese phones.
What excuses are all you going to make when it comes out that Apple's just as shady as Google and Facebook?
Personally I’m glad that there is a great profit motive for drug companies to develop cures and treatments. I had a condition that would have ruined the quality of the rest of my life if it wasn’t for a treatment developed by a drug company motivated by profit to develop a virtual cure for it. That greedy drug company did more for me than any well wisher I knew.
Why do so many automatically dive headfirst into the doom and gloom worst case scenario? There is literally nothing to support that.
‘My dear’?! So the other one is smarmy, and you’re patronising.
You do know, that in order to create a believable argument, in order to enable people to fall in line with what you say, trust you and actually respect the point you’re making, being patronising or smarmy or whatever else does the opposite. It just embarrasses you, and solidifies my points and thoughts regarding your posts.
If they were as shady as Google and Facebook, they'd have to leave China too.
Comment of the month. I call for it to be a sticky.
"...amid concerns about how the company may "exaggerate" its privacy and security claims for commercial gain and curtail interoperability to keep users locked into a "walled garden.""
Going after Apple for trying to keep (lock) their customers is BS. And its not even a "walled garden" as they say. I switch back and forth all the time with no issues. Coming up with special features/hardware/software to keep customers is the smart thing to do. What is Google and Apple suppose to offer the exact same things ? These governments just want control and money. Pathetic.
Going after Apple for trying to keep (lock) their customers is BS. And its not even a "walled garden" as they say. I switch back and forth all the time with no issues. Coming up with special features/hardware/software to keep customers is the smart thing to do. What is Google and Apple suppose to offer the exact same things ? These governments just want control and money. Pathetic.
I believe millions would switch due to the superior results returned by google.
DDG is okay but google offers a better experience, imo.
Not only is the user experience with google better, but apple can make money as well.
Not many People would consider having 20 years of Experience “new” in any stretch. They probably were back then, but certainly not new anymore now. If anything, Google was slightly younger but that’s hardly relevant.
I think you missed the point. Apple is primarily a hardware company so aren't as shady (info collecting) as Facebook and Google.
A smartphone's ability to function as a cellphone (calls and texts) is at very best 33% of what the product can do. It functions as a cellphone, a GPS, a mobile media player, a gaming system, a computer, and probably several other things I'm forgetting. If you still fail to understand what's being said, replace above mentions of "cellphone" with "feature phone" and maybe you'll get it. Feature phones were a mature market that smartphones killed off when they themselves matured.
Sure, or you could just acknowledge the truth behind what's been said rather than defaulting to "Apple can do no wrong."
In the US, before 2007, I think the average mobile app cost $40 and you lost it if you switched carriers.
It's far past time for a successful Linux open source phone to hit the streets. There have been some efforts like the Pine, but no real market penetration strategy as a counter to the spy phone market.
The way Apple would have everyone view it is that they place user privacy above all else, as exemplified by turning the Apple logo into a lock in their marketing material. Also, it's interesting that it's apparently alright to sacrifice privacy for specific reasons deemed acceptable by Apple. I'm sure it's only coincidence that major $$$ is involved in this specific instance. /s
It's nearly guaranteed that many apps would immediately pull out of the App Store and go direct to consumer, and do who knows what else to their apps in the process. Which ones remain to be seen.