The one added wrinkle being that it seems that it would be ok if Apple takes a cut of the 97% purchase price for itself (presumably after the fact via some sort of periodic reporting requirement).
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Judge Says Apple Has Until December 9 to Make App Store Change Letting Developers Link to Alternate Payment Methods
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The one added wrinkle being that it seems that it would be ok if Apple takes a cut of the 97% purchase price for itself (presumably after the fact via some sort of periodic reporting requirement).
not true. people buy it because its an iPhone. The majority of people who own it do not even know what "security" is.
As per forum rules, please provide a source for your claim.
Apple doesn't need to code anything. They just need to stop rejecting apps from the app store that do decide to allow users to pay outside of the app specifically and bypass apple's fees.
But your original post stated:
You can do all this on your iPhone. The only difference being is that if it's an app you want then it's via App Store Payment processing. You can still purchase through Amazon without Apple, you can still pay your bills etc.
It's like you were stating that on the iPhone it's impossible to do any of these things without going through Apple payment system.
Correct me if I’m wrong but appellate courts also have judges, don’t they?
It's becoming the accepted way of thinking, by countries and the public at large, that phones are general computing platforms the way computers have always been regarded, and they are viewed less and less as top-down appliances or consoles to have to very inconveniently switch out whole-hog (some here will stubbornly cling to this viewpoint, including Apple).
stop pretending it's not secure to buy things from companies directly literally every company has card processing or paypal on their sites and there are no widespread problems
if you don't want to then don't but jeez the fear mongering is insane
if you don't want to then don't but jeez the fear mongering is insane
Kinda like how a judge can fine Microsoft $1M a day for giving away internet explorer for free. Not to mention the government once broke up AT&T when they got too large. Read up your history and you'll see how this free country is run.
Fascinating to hear this after you posted this unsourced claim:
Moreover, please prove that "most" people connect the security of the iPhone with its "locked-down" nature. I'm speculating, but I suspect that "most" people don't give a **** as long as they can scroll TikTok or Facebook or whatever.
Your right to an iPhone is in the constitution? You have the right to use another device, one that has rules and policies that better fit what you want to do with it. I'm not sure why people think that a company needs to change what they do to accommodate them. It's a free market. If a device does not do what you want, buy something else.
Except that it’s also possible that the exact opposite is true.
When you’v worked with software for 30 years you quickly learn that nothing is easy… Last Apple want to do is make a change that takes down the entire store.
They can do those things on macos, too, but 10x as many buy ios devices.
And you can find sources for my contention in the exhibits to apple’s brief.
That is the underline principle as a society wants big brother (daddy now) to watch over you and take care of you. No more choices.
If you create something and it is successful, it will be taken away from you eventually for “the good of the people”.
If you don’t like the rules of the Apple store, write for Microsoft or Android. I agree totally with Tim Cook on this.
The customer will be hurt, Apple will increase their prices to compensate for the loss…and now having to deal even more with security issues, viruses etc. what a pain…
And we the user (as usual) take the hit at the end of the day…
If all that is required is adding a link, would that not be the devs responsibility? Apple only needs to redraft store guidelines to permit this.
The attempted injunction implies that Apple has yet to decide on how to implement a fee on these external payments.
What “inalienable rights” are wittering on about?
Personal rights held by an individual which are not bestowed by law, custom, or belief, and which cannot be taken or given away, or transferred to another person, are referred to as “inalienable rights.”.
Pray tell, how does ANYTHING to do with owning an Apple phone fall under that?
There is a pretty big gap between antitrust laws (which have existed for 100+ years in the US) and communism.
Wait until blabbermouth Sweeney tweets this in glee because that is what he does, always talk about apple,
I’m sure apple is working on this change behind the scenes should the appeal be denied like today but apple will fight this to the tooth and nail for years and I hope they do because the longer they fight this the longer epic is denied in the App Store
I’m sure apple is working on this change behind the scenes should the appeal be denied like today but apple will fight this to the tooth and nail for years and I hope they do because the longer they fight this the longer epic is denied in the App Store
The trial is over but I believe it is being appealed on both sides so it really isn’t over until both sides have exhausted all their appeals.
Anyone calling the government Big Brother is failing to make the connection that Apple is acting exactly like Big Brother. You may say "it's a free market, buy an Android phone", but for many who are inadvertently entrenched in the iPhone they purchased, it's not so quick and easy to do that. These are general-purpose, wide-reaching platforms that govern our lives at this point, and that is why they are scrutinized and demand regulation.