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  • Millions of apps were denied by Apple in 2024 amid fraud crackdown

    nubus said:
    MisterKit said:
    Not to worry. Open market app stores can't wait to host the fraudsters.
    First DOGE those that could deal with fraudsters and then demand a monopoly due to the world being scary? Crony capitalism. It will help Apple until Apple has been standing still for too long.

    Go to any DMV "service location" to bask in the experience of no free markets. Visit any USPS office to enjoy the short queues and customer focused products delivered (or not). Having no competition is great if you're too lazy to compete. I say we're ready for a Family Store for apps, an American Apps store, and even The Sleazy Store.
    What an insanely stupid fucking post. 

    Apple isn't a monopoly for running their own fucking store on their own devices. Just like how retailers aren't monopolies for having other storefronts operating within their own stores for free. This has more to do with the fact that Apple gives a shit about the user experience, which is critical for the continued success of its products, than "crony capitalism". The amount of people that actually give a damn about having multiple appstores on their devices is almost non-existent. It's just something pushed by companies like Epic and Spotify, for their own selfish needs. 

    The competition that Apple has are other devices, other platforms, other apps, and other ecosystems. You don't need multiple appstores on a device for "competition". Apple is "too lazy to compete" with whom, exactly? And compete how? You honestly believe 3rd party appstores can have a better user experience than native ones? Barely anyone fucking uses them on Android, and there's a reason for that. Customers don't want them. 

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  • President Trump talked to Apple CEO Tim Cook after China tariff reduction

    sdw2001 said:
    I suspect that Apple is really regretting not kicking both Truth Social and Twitter off the App Store. 

    Tim got played by the right wing goons and now he’s trying to keep them from doing irreparable harm to Apple’s long term future. 

    Don’t get me wrong, I like Tim as much as I can like any Billionaire. But it wasn’t the working class who rigged the system so that the only options were a disingenuous lady who couldn’t even say genocide was bad, and a geriatric baby who can’t remember what he said last sentence let alone last week. 

    Apple could have been pushing Biden for more reforms that would have benefitted society. They could have been working with their unions. Instead Apple like everyone else kept acting like America could keep eating its own tail and it would never get to the head. 

    And honestly now it’s too late for Tim to fight back in any meaningful capacity. The only thing that will give America a chance of avoiding complete collapse in the next three years is a heart attack, stroke or some other surprise illness. Or at least something that looks like one of those. 

    America’s debt to GDP is out of control and the politicians want to slash taxes for those who need it the least so they can make… more innovative… restaurant delivery apps? 

    The politicians are acting like they can squeeze the working class more to dig themselves out of the debt crisis that they’ve been fostering for decades.

    America is being sacrificed on the alter of Reaganomics. 

    I completely disagree.  I realize it's more than fashionable here to trash Trump, the tariffs, etc.  But the reality is that our trade policy has been a nightmare for decades, particularly with China.  We had been operating in the 20th-century paradigm, both for China and the rest of world.   For the former, the theory of the case was "free" trade (which was nothing of then kind) would enable economic growth in both countries, but that China would liberalize as its prosperity grew.   In fact, China went exactly the opposite way.  China has become more closed, more authoritarian, more corrupt and more aggressive.  For the latter, our policies were stuck in the post-war mentality, when Europe was devastated and we were helping them recover.   

    What Trump is doing is resetting these relationships.  His plan should now be obvious to anyone who doesn't have--pardon me---"derangement syndrome."  That goal was to triangulate China into changing the way it does business...from tariffs, to non-tariff barriers, to theft of IP, etc.  Secondarily, the goal was to improve terms with our other trading partners or "allies."   As a supporter of the president, I have to admit that I didn't really understand the strategy of going after allies as well as foes (or frien-a-mies.).   After all, why not just target China and go the opposite way with allies?  Why not treat them in a more conciliatory way, but go hard on China?  

    However, as deals with India, the UK, Vietnam  and others took shape, it dawned on me.  Trump hit everyone hard (but China harder) and then proceeded to quickly work on deals with those friendlier nations.  He was able to largely correct (or is in process of correcting) the trade problems we've  had with our allies, and leave China--pardon me again---standing with its junk in its hand.   It explains why they are now negotiating and willing to stand down.  Their economy is getting hammered, millions are unemployed, factories are closing....and Trump is running around making trade deals with everyone but them.  

    I'll admit it's been somewhat chaotic.  Wall Street hates tariffs.   But we're already seeing the results.  Debt growth has slowed dramatically.  Inflation is nearing the 2% target.  Prices of staples (such as eggs) continue to fall.  Ditto on energy prices.  Private payrolls are showing solid growth.   Even last quarter's GDP reduction (-.3%) was misleading, as companies like Apple rushed to import goods before tariffs kicked in (this reduces GDP in the calculation).   

    You've railed against debt, tax cuts, Reagannomics, etc.   Briefly:  

    Debt:  We agree on the scope of the problem.  I would think you'd support things like DOGE, energy development, tax cuts for economic stimulation, etc.   I'd certainly think you'd realize both parties have historically been a nightmare on this issue, but that the Democrat party is currently far, far worse (just take 2021-24 alone).   

    Tax cuts:  I don't know where this notion of "squeezing the working class" and "tax cuts for the rich" comes from, other than the Democrat party propagandists and their media allies.  The Trump tax cuts benefited the lower and working classes more than the wealthy.  That is simply a fact.  Another fact is that Trump and the GOP are considering actually raising taxes on the wealthy in the planned extension (reconciliation) package.  

    Reagannomics:  I'm not sure I see the connection.  I also have my doubts that you have a full understanding of what "Reaganomics" even was/is.   You've no doubt been told (as nearly everyone has) that it was cutting taxes on the wealthy, slashing welfare and healthcare, and giving "tax breaks" to evil corporations and the mega rich.  Sound familiar?  I wonder why?  

    Hope nobody wastes substantial time responding to this ChatGPT aided drivel. 

    You should let Trump and his circle know about their "strategy", cause they sure don't seem to have a fucking clue. They just backed down on their China tariffs. Trump blinked, China didn't, and nothing about that tarrif relationship was "reset". It also proved that all his tariff justifications (building factories in the US, needing it to pay off the debt, etc) were just lies. China escalated and held firm, because they knew they could hold out while the US would back down in short order, which they did. The China situation undermines every single word of your post, but I guess that's irrelevant to you. 

     
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  • Epic vs. Apple: What Apple is being forced to do to the App Store

    What a disgusting ruling, that only takes into account the whims of these 2 companies (Epic and Spotify) and not the billions of users that use Apple products, and the user experience. What the fuck is in it for Apple, if companies can use Apple's massive platform, which Apple has invested tens of billions of dollars in and is an incredibly lucrative storefront, if devs can just use it as a free funnel for their own paid products?

    Also can't wait for App Store listings to be spammed with a fuckload of links and buttons, making it as trashy as most ad invested websites. Insane how a judge can make a decision like this, that materially compromises the user experience of anyone who uses an Apple device, while likely not understanding most aspects and implications behind it. 

    Why the fuck should devs be able to advertise to billions of people using Apple's storefront and get a free ride? Why are they entitled to that? That concept is insane in the real world. 
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  • AAPL crumble: stock hit again, as White House clarifies 145% China tariff rate

    Tim Cook is -so called- a logstics genius guy. 
    Let´s see how he can handle this situation.

    Why the fuck is he "so-called"? How many fucking decades does someone need to prove their mastery in a field for someone like you to give them a shred of credit for it? He's more than proven that he's a logistics genius at his time at Apple. 

    That doesn't mean he can magically use logistical mastery to get out of this one. You can't build a new factory tomorrow, or next month, or next year. And most phones are still manufactured in China for a myriad of valid reasons. You can try shifting a % of production, but there's limits, and you can't replace China.  If these tariffs go on for long, there is little that Tim, or anyone can do to stem the upcoming bloodbath. 
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  • MagSafe magnets don't interfere with the iPhone 16e C1 modem

    jayweiss said:
    I’d like to remind you that the iPhone SE does not have MagSafe either. Please stop whining about it. 
    I would like to remind you that iPhone 16e is priced about $170 higher than iPhone SE. So, stop whining about people missing MagSafe in iPhone 16e.

    What's your point? The 16e has a massively better screen, cameras, audio, performance, networking, battery life, microphones, design, etc than the SE, more than justifying the difference, even ignoring inflation.  Not like it needed magsafe to differentiate itself. Since It's $200 cheaper than the 16, and is 95% the same in most areas, it needed to have SOME differences.
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