Sorry but $pple is not 90% of the population. More like 10% .
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U.S. Lawmakers Introduce Antitrust Legislation That Could Significantly Impact Apple and Other Tech Companies
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Sorry but $pple is not 90% of the population. More like 10% .
Exactly and at the very least why not return it?
No Apple's anti-consumer and anti-developer business practices. Read the Congressional report rather than trolling me. Thanks.
Here are just two examples:
Apple admits why its own Files app was ranked first when users searched for competitor Dropbox
“Who green lit putting the Files app above Dropbox”
www.theverge.com
Apple heads into developer conference under more scrutiny than ever
Apple is about to distract us from developer turmoil with a shiny gadget
www.theverge.com
I hope this helps you better understand the issues and why Congress will be acting.
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Politicians trying to look busy and waste our tax money on the legal system.
You really think that's how this went down? Congress watched the keynote on Monday, and felt sorry for the plight of Apple developers, and spent the last 3 days writing 1000 pages of legislation?
I still can't understand what Spotify is complaining about. It totally dwarfs Apple in music streaming, yet because they don't have EVERYONE, they think Apple is keeping the few that haven't joined them hostage or something?
Because you like $pple being the BIG bully and calling all the shots. Spotify can we use our own pay system for subscribers? $pple NO! Who do you think you are? We created the Appstore. NO! Bad Spotify! BAD BAD BAD.
At some point Netscape dominated Microsoft explorer then they disappeared 5 years later.
Eventually they won't be able to keep up with Apple if they have to pay the same royalty fees that Apple does plus 30% of their revenues on top of it. The maths are pretty easy.
Multiple payment systems and application sources have worked great for many many years in Windows, Linux, and Macs. Don’t like it? Don’t use it! Just like you do when you’re on a PC/Mac. The rest of us want to have more freedom to do what WE want with OUR devices.
Apple can put an option saying: “installing application from outside sources can be dangerous, are you sure you want to do that?”…. Click yes or no.
Simple as that. I want to be able to get open source application like in Macs/PCs/Linux and not have to be dependent only on Apple, because they push developers to charge us freaking subscription fees for stupid simple applications like Calendar apps.
Open it up for more competition and better apps! Locking down the store does not benefit the consumer but Apple only. Costing the users more money because Apple pushes developers to offer subscription for less fees. If they want to do that… fine… I would download a similar app somewhere else then that is open source.
Apple can put an option saying: “installing application from outside sources can be dangerous, are you sure you want to do that?”…. Click yes or no.
Simple as that. I want to be able to get open source application like in Macs/PCs/Linux and not have to be dependent only on Apple, because they push developers to charge us freaking subscription fees for stupid simple applications like Calendar apps.
Open it up for more competition and better apps! Locking down the store does not benefit the consumer but Apple only. Costing the users more money because Apple pushes developers to offer subscription for less fees. If they want to do that… fine… I would download a similar app somewhere else then that is open source.
^ who the HELL wrote these policies as in with what text editor? Try copy pasting from the source in the first Bill
#1 and above is what you get. Clarified below:
I don't think 'Bring it on' is what you really would think or say if you actually read EVERY bill word for word in detail.
FYI Big Banks did NOT cause the financial crisis in 2008.
It was the Federal Government authorizing certain insurance practices that were new and fully protected the Federal bank, the banks and their loans and dumbasses taking out multiple mortgages on their homes without fully READING what's going on.
vitriol spat as verbatim is like blind leading the blind.
There is a GREAT specific special on what went down on Netflix as a precursor for you.
Greenspan, and Bernake are featured in full.
Yeehaaa f**k them all up, incl. Apple.
Love it, consumers first!
Sounds like EPIC will at least partially win.
Love it, consumers first!
Sounds like EPIC will at least partially win.
I get why this is happening, but I am wondering if it will benefit Asian tech companies more than American small business interests. Time will tell.
I just hope that when everything is said and done, we have the option (and it's turned on by default) to keep our iPhone locked down. I like not having to worry about it.
Yes, it is. It's the reason antitrust laws were developed in the first place.Because THAT’S the kind of power the government should have.
They went all jumped into streaming but this is their last resort. At this rate cable is cheap again thanks to all these available streaming services a normal Would subscribe to when you add the ISP bundle.
Cable is cheap? Who’s your provider? I know there are some competitive markets that have lower cost cable, but there vast parts of the country where your main choice is also your only choice.
Similarly, if you’re up for some amazing history (now; then it was a documentary) on the topic, Andrew Ross Sorkin’s book “Too Big To Fail” is fantastic. You can feel the weight on everyone as it all went down.. literally.
i will give you that, but now look at the people that are running the unions....1 guy was just caught skimming 1.5 mil off the union money.
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