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  • Trump may have added 25% iPhone tariff specifically to punish Tim Cook

    HedwareHedware
    You lot voted him to be President and so you can’t complain about your poor choices. 
    williamlondonWesley_HilliardmattinozsphericXedBart Y

  • After a lengthy legal battle and billion-dollar loss, 'Fortnite' is back on iOS

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    CheeseFreeze said:
    "we love developers" as long as we get a 30% cut.

    Just because Karl Benz invented the automobile doesn't mean he gets a cut of every toll road.

    Saying Apple deserves a 30% cut of all digital goods because they built the platform is like saying a mall owner deserves a percentage of everything sold in every store, forever, even after the store builds its own loyal customer base and no longer relies on foot traffic.

    Sure, Apple built the “mall” - the App Store - and they deserve fair rent for access and discovery. But when Apple blocks tenants from even telling customers that cheaper options exist outside the mall, or forces them to use Apple’s own checkout system, it stops being about fair business and becomes about control.

    The real issue isn’t whether Apple should earn money - they already do, handsomely. It’s that they’ve positioned themselves as landlord, tax authority, and competitor all at once. Epic’s win doesn’t mean developers escape costs - it just means they can finally choose how to run their businesses. That’s not freeloading. That’s competition.

    And let’s be honest: a free economy isn’t absolute. It needs guardrails. When two companies are the app economy, protecting free markets requires regulation - not just to stop abuse, but to keep the system open for the next generation of creators.

    Those complaining developers would not be developers if there was no Apple App Store. They should be bowing down doing homage to Apple whenever someone buys their app.
    elijahgCrossPlatformFroggersaarekmike1tiredskillswilliamlondonzeus423

  • Apple's iOS 19, macOS 16 overhauls aimed at ease of use

    HedwareHedware
    Here goes the dumbing down of macOS. 
    williamlondonStrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Apple goes to court to fight UK demand for iCloud encryption backdoor

    HedwareHedware
    Elon Musk will be wanting similar back doors to Apple’S servers. 
    marklarkwatto_cobra

  • Apple execs address Mac mini's hidden power button in 2024 redesign

    HedwareHedware
    Who is the stupid Apple executive who keeps making these stupid design decisions? Must be be of these three. Might as well go the whole way and remove the power switch all together and go with plug and play. That should make the ‘I don’t turn things off’ people rather happy.

    When all the ports are being used, then lifting a mini out of a shelf to reach under for a power button in a dumb location will be really irritating 

    Maybe the Europeans will force a redesign. 
    teaearlegreyhot