So here is how I see it for these big tech companies(I know it’s terrible but I believe that’s just how it is sadly). Medical professionals have malpractice insurance / budget where if a doctor was to make a mistake and was sued for it then it is used to settle. Similarly companies like Apple seem to feel like they keep doing what is right for their own personal interests and profits while at the same time set aside…
Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
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Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#82I believe "Sherlocked" is the term used.
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#83Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#84Aptly put by the author: See you in court @Apple https://twitter.com/keleftheriou/status/1437845736951992321
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#85Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#86Aptly put by the author: See you in court @Apple https://twitter.com/keleftheriou/status/1437845736951992321
Does the author stand a chance against the army of ivy league lawyers of a trillion dollar megacorp? I guess it would help if he's also American (don't know where he's from) so he could fight Apple on home turf and use the jury system on his side like "Evil megacorp steals from the little guy" (does it even work like this in the US or did I watch too many movies?), but I'm more curious how a lawsuit would go if he'd…
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#87Aptly put by the author: See you in court @Apple https://twitter.com/keleftheriou/status/1437845736951992321
I hate that he has to take on apple legal team by himself. I wish someone would put together a indie dev crowd-funded legal team on retainer to fight together in such incidents.
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
Does the author stand a chance against the army of ivy league lawyers of a trillion dollar megacorp? I guess it would help if he's also American (don't know where he's from) so he could fight Apple on home turf and use the jury system on his side like "Evil megacorp steals from the little guy" (does it even work like this in the US or did I watch too many movies?), but I'm more curious how a lawsuit would go if he'd…
One thing recent history has taught us is that Ivy Leagues are very good at pumping out individuals that know how to win at all costs, with 0 regard for actual expertise or moral compass. Ivy Leagues serve the purpose of giving individuals the minimal artifacts of knowledge and virtue to get ahead, without its actual substance.
Ivy League schools are designed to be a filter for people who would make good amoral agents of capital, not an educational system in the classical sense.
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#89Wouldn’t it have been easier to have just acquired the keyboard app?
Re: Apple blocked the FlickType Watch keyboard then announced a clone of it
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
> In one blatant example, Eleftheriou said he was approached by Apple’s head of mobile keyboard technology, Randy Marsden. The latter (who created the Swype keyboard) wanted to buy FlickType to add a native QWERTY for the Apple Watch and improve typing on the device. When Eleftheriou rejected Apple, it refused to remove copycat and scam apps from the App Store. https://hitechglitz.com/the-creator-of-the-previous-high…
Blocking the app was probably just a dick move and revenge in response to the rejection. The two softwares aren't actually competing, one now comes with the OS whether you want it or not. If Apple now bans the use of an alternative keyboard despite it not breaking the rules then that's the real issue: they'd be arbitrarily choosing when to apply or ignore the stated terms of use of the store. Reinstating the app late…
Well yeah, duh, they literally cannot compete. They were kicked off. The fact that you defend banning an app from the store as childish retribution for not taking a lowball offer is telling.