You're completely missing the point of News. All different sources in one easy to navigate app.
If they don't like Apple's stance, they can also band together and negotiate as one. What's wrong with that? Apple has their clout, they have theirs.
This is really just about the App Store 15% (or whatever it is now) fee. The rest is a distraction.
"Things should be free" is not in anyone's interest. It's not sustainable.
An app can track you in many ways Safari might consider unnatural.
False analogy. It’s more like you want to sell cell phones with plans at Target. They offer shelf space, security, monitoring, customer service, returns, and check-out for free, but they want to be paid 30% of the customer’s monthly cell service payment. However, thats only if they activate the phone in the store. If they just take it home and activate it there, you don’t have to pay Target anything.
I just wonder what proportion of those in this “coalition” represent significant Chinese interests, investment, or both. When the “Epic” thing first blew up, all of the companies that added themselves to the complaint had significant Chinese ownership.
A group of major U.S. news publishers have joined the Coalition for App Fairness, a collaborative organization set up to highlight issues with Apple, mainly from developers (via TechCrunch).
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The Coalition for App Fairness was founded by a large group of companies, such as Epic Games, Spotify, Tile, Basecamp, Blix, Blockchain, Deezer, Match, Prepear, ProtonMail, and SkyDemon, many of whom have had major disagreements with Apple over various issues.
Article Link: Major U.S. Publishers Join Coalition for App Fairness
Sadly it’s almost certainly more sinister than that. Privacy is a big thing, as is becoming increasingly evident by the size of the fuss that is happening now that Apple is highlighting the issue.
You’re funny! FaceBook has my best interests at heart. Murdoch wants a direct caring relationship with me and my data. And the Chinese companies such as Epic want to save me from being lonely because I have too much privacy.
You're on the wrong thread dude. This is not about privacy, this is about app store fees. Which are too high and stifling competition, and Apple has become too large a platform to just decide upon those fees on their own with no limitations.
Once again, you're on the wrong thread. It's the post on Facebook that is about privacy. This is about app store fees. Get a grip.
They are on IOS because they get something for their time and effort in creating an app. These publishers want to be on IOS on their terms and not Apples' terms. Want to use Apples' hard work for their gain. If they leave, it will be a monetary loss for them.
Really. Let the market speak for itself. Apple already lowered it's fees with it's new program. If Apple eliminated fees people would still be criticizing Apple over not allowing third party app stores. Apples' fees are in line historically with other retailers/etailers.
How large is “too large”? Like, if they don’t offer their iPhone 13 in the US and only offer it in other countries, would that make them “small” enough? What if they avoided selling iPhones in the US for 4 years? That should CERTAINLY shrink the US marketshare such that they’re no longer “too large”.
I don't think consumers will win. First, Apple doesn't own the smartphone market so there is no monopoly issue that I can see. Second, I think opt-in is the way all privacy issues should be handled. I am not a product. advertising Worked before targeting, it will work afterward.
