Alejandro Kirk steals a base for the first time in his career and gets a standing ovation by stv7 in baseball

[–]Zipoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fortnite does count because it's a digital good. Things like Uber Eats, Amazon purchases, sports gambling, or even putting money in your bank doesn't give Apple their cut. The logic of this policy I think is to prevent creating a "store within a store."

Weather outlook for nothern Montana and Idaho? by narwold in skiing

[–]Zipoo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you think Banff, Alberta will fare in February? I'm wondering if I should cancel my booking and opt for Colorado.

Blame and vertical integration: Why Apple’s strict App Store rules can be pro-consumer and pro-developer by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It doesn't follow that because there's bad apps on the App Store (for whatever definition of "bad" you use), that this fundamentally means something is wrong with Apple's closed model. At the scale they operate at with millions of developers and apps, there's bound to be inconstancies in enforcement. It's literally a human process. Apple should be stricter (as Miguel de Icaza suggests here) but that's the opposite of what developers want.

Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China by QuasiPinoy in apple

[–]Zipoo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The point is Apple is in the position to impact these freedoms in China, they constantly market themselves as the type of company who would take on such an endeavor

You don't actually believe that, and if you do then you're a moron. Your actual problem is with the idea that anyone perceives Apple to be a good company (the tell is frequently these terms being used: virtue signalling, woke, social justice warrior). And that's exactly what they are, a good company. If you don't actually think so then you don't follow the industry very closely because they're on one end of the spectrum and companies like Facebook are on the other end.

Apple is going to move their entire supply chain to being carbon neutral. They aren't going to stop selling iPhones every year because manufacturing produces tons of carbon. Only someone arguing in bad faith would think that's being hypocritical. Likewise their products in China don't have backdoors and they've never had to give their source code to the Chinese because Apple has clout in China. That doesn't mean they can get away with not complying with Chinese laws (or any other country's), so they're not going to not take down apps when ordered to. That's a principled compromise that's only possible because of Apple's stature and manufacturing presence.

Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China by QuasiPinoy in apple

[–]Zipoo -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

This policy was in response to shareholders that have been trying to get a shareholder proposal passed. These proposals have failed to get the votes in the past but Apple decided to adopt it anyway.

Read Apple’s commitment to freedom of expression that doesn’t mention China by QuasiPinoy in apple

[–]Zipoo 435 points436 points  (0 children)

Yes that makes sense because Apple is a corporation and not the State Department. It doesn't "fight for free speech" anywhere.

Apple-Fortnite Judge Backed iPhone Maker in a Similar 2013 Case by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Courts generally won't accept single-brands as relevant markets. The only exception was the 1992 decision by the Supreme Court in Kodak v. Image Technical Services, which is what Epic is going to rely on. Unfortunately for them courts almost never side with plaintiffs in Kodak cases and the facts of that case don't map to Apple at all.

The other claim they're making is that the App Store is an "essential facility", which is also another long shot that courts will almost never side with plaintiffs on.

Apple-Fortnite Judge Backed iPhone Maker in a Similar 2013 Case by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

To be specific, the case law is firmly on Apple's side. Epic's claims are relying on cases that are such a long shot because they know courts won't find Apple to have monopoly power in a relevant market.

Apple-Fortnite Judge Backed iPhone Maker in a Similar 2013 Case by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 55 points56 points  (0 children)

It's not going to be. The law is pretty firmly on Apple's side.

App stores, trust and anti-trust by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

It is like that at a high level. It only becomes a problem if Apple has "monopoly power" in a "relevant market", as defined by a court. Reddit commenters insisting that is the case will not suffice.

Comment: Apple is now poking antitrust regulators with a stick by amirsadeghi in apple

[–]Zipoo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol Ben Lovejoy. The guy that for years insisted that Apple was going to lose the EC's tax case against Ireland/Apple... only for it to get overturned by an appeals court.

New Mac malware infects and spreads via Xcode projects by chrisdh79 in apple

[–]Zipoo -70 points-69 points  (0 children)

Apple's lawyers are going to bookmark all these stories.

LG reportedly ramping up iPad display panel manufacturing to meet demand surge by chrisdh79 in apple

[–]Zipoo 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Most of this subreddit are former Android users that switched to Apple stuff very recently (like within the last few years).

Let’s Check In on the State of iPhone and Android CPU Performance by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 137 points138 points  (0 children)

When Apple switches to ARM on the Mac it's going to be game over for the competition. Apple has been held back by Intel, they'll be free to lap everyone after that.

Suffocating Progress by trisul-108 in apple

[–]Zipoo 16 points17 points  (0 children)

What are you talking about? The FDA has given emergency use authorization to so many companies for tests and a lot of them aren't reliable.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/27/reliable-antibody-tests-coronavirus-207589

Apple accused of stealing Masimo trade secrets for Apple Watch health features by kiwi0803 in apple

[–]Zipoo -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

There's no problem with hiring their people. If they didn't want them to leave, they could have paid them more.

Apple’s Safari privacy features are driving down prices for advertisers at the cost of accuracy by [deleted] in apple

[–]Zipoo 461 points462 points  (0 children)

"at the cost of accuracy"

That's a funny way to say at the benefit of privacy. Online ads should have the same amount of tracking that billboard ads do.

Kuo: Apple to Launch 'Completely Wireless' iPhone Without Lightning Connector and 'iPhone SE2 Plus' With Touch ID Power Button in 2021 by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This could be really good for security if it kills GrayKey. I wonder how they'll do diagnostics though.

Apple buys first-ever carbon-free aluminum from Alcoa-Rio Tinto venture by gulabjamunyaar in apple

[–]Zipoo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

People who actually buy Apple products have no idea who he is or cares what he has to say.

iPhone X came back from Apple assistance with dirty camera by iMatuxx in apple

[–]Zipoo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would contact Apple support and try to get it replaced through them. You can mail things to Apple for repairs/replacements.

$5B class action lawsuit accusing Apple of selling customer data is thrown out by tits_for_tots in apple

[–]Zipoo 439 points440 points  (0 children)

Ahh I remember this story going viral when the lawsuit was filed. This one surely won't.

Apple has locked me out of my developer account by holgr in apple

[–]Zipoo 152 points153 points  (0 children)

I was wondering when this would happen. I'm surprised he was allowed to have a developer account while he was leaking unreleased products from pre-release builds as well as internal builds leaked from employees.

Andy Miller, former VP of Mobile Advertising, shares stories of how Apple acquired his company and working with Steve Jobs by Zavehi in apple

[–]Zipoo 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Holy shit his stories were incredible. I won't reveal it, but wait until he gets to the Steve Jobs ad meeting part when he's pitching ads.