Thank you! This is exactly why people were using the word "idiot" because HE is misinformed and he puts out wrong information like saying Apple is getting 60% which is wrong and just rants useless angry posts.
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Thank you! This is exactly why people were using the word "idiot" because HE is misinformed and he puts out wrong information like saying Apple is getting 60% which is wrong and just rants useless angry posts.
How so, Apple is supposed to re-write Adobe Flash so it doesn't suck, despite Adobe never making it work on an A4 processor?
Ugh. iAds are *optional* and other services are allowed so long as they aren't tied to a mobile devices competitor like AdMob being with Google.
Since Apple restriction is very narrow and quite reasonable from a business viewpoint, there's no anti-trust issue here IMO.
It's just some whining from AdMob/Google/Apple-haters because Apple is protecting shareholder interest by not giving away a competitive advantage on the iOS ecosystem and customer base to a direct competitor.
I swear to god, federal regulators piss me off so bad.
Not so long ago, they said that the mobile market was "anticompetitive" (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc), it was in the Wallstreet Journal, I forget the issue, maybe a month ago, but the point is, this regulation streak that they're on is aimed at government takeover, nothing more, nothing less.
Leave businesses alone and let them work problems out for themselves. Overregulation leads to less business productivity and doesn't help our economy, which is already struggling.
Not so long ago, they said that the mobile market was "anticompetitive" (AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, etc), it was in the Wallstreet Journal, I forget the issue, maybe a month ago, but the point is, this regulation streak that they're on is aimed at government takeover, nothing more, nothing less.
Leave businesses alone and let them work problems out for themselves. Overregulation leads to less business productivity and doesn't help our economy, which is already struggling.
This is how I see it in my Imho. I am a typical user and do not no the first thing about how computers work. I love electronics because of what I can do with them but not a clue the INS and outs of how they work. I could not write code to save my life. I think the only thing that separates me from the typical user is I like to check out tech forums to see what is in the pipeline.
I enjoy apple products because of the simplicity and platform and most of all the walled garden as you guys/gals call it. I love not having to worry so much about malicious attacks against me( although I understand it's still not 100% secure it's better than the "wild west" of android. I believe the vast majority of users are like me and probably have even less understanding of electronics than I do. In fact I hope someday apple walls off the Mac as well. I switched to a Mac a couple of years ago to better protect myself against malicious attacks ( I know someday that will end).a lot of geeks are threatened by this attitude because apple are for the most part taking them out the equation as far as telling users what to buy and what is the best. I don't want to have to worry about getting virus protection and wondering if someone has hijacked my computer or smart phone. I just want electronics to be easy and work and secure. Andriod is for geeks not the typical user. The problem is most people rely on geeks to tell them what to buy and a lot of geeks like the android platform because its there kind of playground and they have the tech know how to protect themselves and they feel more relevant because people will rely on them for advice. Apple is for laymen user and I appreciate that. Everything I need or want I can get from the app store so I am very pleased with my experience thus far. I think more and more users are realizing this and will stop giving geeks all the power. There are geeks who understand this but there usually apple employees. Here's to a walled off Mac in the future.
I enjoy apple products because of the simplicity and platform and most of all the walled garden as you guys/gals call it. I love not having to worry so much about malicious attacks against me( although I understand it's still not 100% secure it's better than the "wild west" of android. I believe the vast majority of users are like me and probably have even less understanding of electronics than I do. In fact I hope someday apple walls off the Mac as well. I switched to a Mac a couple of years ago to better protect myself against malicious attacks ( I know someday that will end).a lot of geeks are threatened by this attitude because apple are for the most part taking them out the equation as far as telling users what to buy and what is the best. I don't want to have to worry about getting virus protection and wondering if someone has hijacked my computer or smart phone. I just want electronics to be easy and work and secure. Andriod is for geeks not the typical user. The problem is most people rely on geeks to tell them what to buy and a lot of geeks like the android platform because its there kind of playground and they have the tech know how to protect themselves and they feel more relevant because people will rely on them for advice. Apple is for laymen user and I appreciate that. Everything I need or want I can get from the app store so I am very pleased with my experience thus far. I think more and more users are realizing this and will stop giving geeks all the power. There are geeks who understand this but there usually apple employees. Here's to a walled off Mac in the future.
+1 for Pepsi! I've always liked the taste of Pepsi over Coke.
There is no such thing as "too sweet" (then again, as a kid, I used to put 5 scoops of sugar on my Frosted Flakes cereal! So I may be bias.)
It is very interesting to see that, Apple spent so much effort and money building great products, attracting so many high end users, then Google jumps over the wall and wants to take the market for free.....
Why not build another great phone?
Or I guess they should improve their accuracy of Ads that iAd can't compete with?
Why not build another great phone?
Or I guess they should improve their accuracy of Ads that iAd can't compete with?
And why can't it happen? Everyone told the Wright brothers that there machine would never fly. History is full of human endevors where the cannot happen becomes the can happen.
Do you also believe that the boiling point of water is constant?
Has Paul Krugman given an opinion on this yet?
Word, Champ. Man clings to what gives him power, that's why I praise the Lord. But don't touch the Mac/OS X - the iPad is the walled off Mac.
Why FTC wants to play global copo role?
Apple is the company in the US, but it operates all around the globe. Why FTC needs to regulate things that concern people outside the US? I wouldn't like my data to be grabbed by mobs at Flurry Analytics or AdMob for example, without my consent and for who knows what purpose. Overall, I dislike US privacy policies in general, and many other things concerning.
Thus I support Apple in this case. When will someone elect some international body for Internet security, privacy, people's rights and business practices?
Online business is not FTC's business, or AdMob's business. I have personally chosen Apple's platform and products because their privacy policies are up to my liking and (were) very conservative in some respects. It very much concerns us working and living outside the US, and I don't give a damn on what FTC or AdMob or Eric Schmidt from Google are thinking about what my privacy should be like.
Cyberspace *is not* US legal space, it's equally European, Australian, etc. and both Europeans and Australians have different perspectives on our privacy.
Apple is the company in the US, but it operates all around the globe. Why FTC needs to regulate things that concern people outside the US? I wouldn't like my data to be grabbed by mobs at Flurry Analytics or AdMob for example, without my consent and for who knows what purpose. Overall, I dislike US privacy policies in general, and many other things concerning.
Thus I support Apple in this case. When will someone elect some international body for Internet security, privacy, people's rights and business practices?
Online business is not FTC's business, or AdMob's business. I have personally chosen Apple's platform and products because their privacy policies are up to my liking and (were) very conservative in some respects. It very much concerns us working and living outside the US, and I don't give a damn on what FTC or AdMob or Eric Schmidt from Google are thinking about what my privacy should be like.
Cyberspace *is not* US legal space, it's equally European, Australian, etc. and both Europeans and Australians have different perspectives on our privacy.
The FTC has the authority to regulate trade that occurs within the U.S.
The "internet", or cyberspace as you call it, is not one giant network, it is many smaller ones linked together using a standard protocol.
All of those networks operating within the U.S. are subject to U.S. laws and must follow the guidelines set forth by any U.S. regulating body such as the FCC, FTC, etc.
Anyone importing products into the U.S. (Apple in this case) are subject to the laws and regulations set forth by the FTC.
Get used to it.