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"It is hard to think that a $2 billion company with 4,300-plus people couldn't compete with six people in blue jeans." - Steve Jobs, on Apple's suit following his resignation (News…

If you want to run a non-default OS, don't install one. Blocking competitors for competition's sake is a regulatory tightrope walk, the exact same mentality that nearly annihilated…

Historically, the first amendment has never been used as a defense in antitrust law (and for good reason). A business and it's self-expression is kinda besides the point when you'r…

It's an even better deal if you live in Europe, now: https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/29/24086792/setapp-subscript...

While I agree that Microsoft's treatment of Windows is basically criminally negligent at this point, it's a lot harder to prove damages with them than it is with Apple right now. I…

Solenoid in a box!

Google is under similar scrutiny. They are designated as a service and digital market Gatekeeper under EU law and will be reprimanded if they abuse a potential monopoly position. I…

That's speculatory, and furthermore I'd argue Apple is already failing to compete if their only competitive tactic is lock-in. Apple's anticompetitive behavior may well be the last…

> So without extra encryption they could snoop on that too. This is basically the crux of your argument. I mostly agree with you - neither Apple nor Google do enough to protect use…

Yup. It wouldn't be quite so close of a comparison if third-party browsers could ship with their engines intact, let alone at-cost to their users. Apple is using their control to b…

Probably got killed alongside the free API. There's very little financial incentive to support Twitter at the prices they're demanding.

It would be increasing regardless of what we did in Ukraine. It should surprise nobody that the United States does not negotiate with terrorists.

> and can play exactly none of them on the Mac because several years into Apple Silicon You think that's some kind of low blow? This is a problem on the Mac App Store, too; if you …

Maybe Apple shouldn't use their dominant position as a smartphone manufacturer to knowledgeably exploit human insecurity and exacerbate user woe in hope of selling families another…

> There are plenty of components that most programs call out to the OS Sure - user input handling, raster graphics, text formatting... HTML rendering and browser technology though?…

Apple is competing against multiple companies, all of which are minorities relative to the iPhone's market share. These companies use derivatives of Android, but still compete agai…

Be careful guys, this is Russia's "Final Warning": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China's_final_warning

You're all good. It's been a few months since I've written one of these comments out entirely, so I'll give you the rundown: - Android is Open Source. Google itself is a ghoulish c…