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Post by zappb »

wavemode wrote: post #196
judge2020 wrote: post #162

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Third party app stores don’t play into the legal liability of developing for iOS without a license. Chances are Apple still has every right to charge a percentage of revenue as the licensing fee for usage of iOS APIs.

Any regulation that requires allowing third-party stores, would be an anti-monopolistic move. So it would almost certainly include a requirement that those third-party stores be allowed to process payments themselves without paying royalties.

That’s not how copyright and patent licensing works. If it did, the computing industry would look very different.

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Post by Aeolun »

ponector wrote: post #334
nmilo wrote: post #327

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If a border agent called me suspicious based only on my passport then yeah that is racism

Then US government is one of the most racist government on the planet. And people support it or don't care. By applying tons of restrictions to the people based on their passport or place of birth. For example getting a green card for Indian people. Or visiting US. What is frictionless for people with Swiss passport is almost impossible for people with "hostile" passport. Getting a US travel visa is not trivial.

> What is frictionless for people with Swiss passport is almost impossible for people with "hostile" passport. Getting a US travel visa is not trivial.

While I acknowledge the point, as a Dutch citizen it’s harder for me to travel to the US than India. That still seems weird to me.

Re: Developer account removed by Apple

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Post by Aeolun »

mike_d wrote: post #364
ponector wrote: post #334

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Then US government is one of the most racist government on the planet. And people support it or don't care. By applying tons of restrictions to the people based on their passport or place of birth. For example getting a green card for Indian people. Or visiting US. What is frictionless for people with Swiss passport is almost impossible for people with "hostile" passport. Getting a US travel visa is not trivial.

> Then US government is one of the most racist government on the planet. ... For example getting a green card for Indian people. As an American it is basically impossible for me to immigrate to India and establish citizenship without my parents being Indian and knowing an official language fluently or by "investing" approximately $2 million USD and hiring at least 20 people to work for me.

Isn’t one of the official languages English?

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Post by wavemode »

zappb wrote: post #411
wavemode wrote: post #196

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Any regulation that requires allowing third-party stores, would be an anti-monopolistic move. So it would almost certainly include a requirement that those third-party stores be allowed to process payments themselves without paying royalties.

That’s not how copyright and patent licensing works. If it did, the computing industry would look very different.

Copyright and patents aren't some kind of deep magic that binds the whole Earth. They're just laws. Legislators are free to change how those laws work...

Re: Developer account removed by Apple

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Post by rizky05 »

GuB-42 wrote: post #390
_pigpen__ wrote: post #288

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If the App Store is the only vehicle for selling mobile apps on Apple devices, then by virtue of their monopoly, they have a duty to be entirely transparent and fair. It’s entirely an Apple problem.

They are transparent and fair. Fake reviews are not allowed. Apple has no way to know if you hired a fake review company or if some competitor did. Their moderation team can only check for fake reviews, not who paid for them. Of course, if they ask developers if they did something wrong and they did, they will get lied to. And it shouldn't be Apple's problem. Apple is not a court of law. They have no business knowing…

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Post by tristan957 »

jimmydorry wrote: post #391
mattashii wrote: post #380

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What? Aren't AMD, ARM, and Intel advancing the state of the art of CPUs because they have open platforms, and have no monopoly or gatekeeper position on what software can run on their platform? I can't see why you would be unable to advance the state of the art if you don't block (thus allow) everyone from building on your platform.

What about fridges, toasters, smart TVs, playstations, watches, etc. All devices made with purpose in-mind and only allow the manufacturer's firmware to be installed and are not "open platforms". In the case of smart TVs and many game consoles, you have a direct comparison to phones as they have a single app store with no competitors allowed on their platform. Should all of these single purpose decives have to bare t…

In one sentence you say "direct comparison," and in the next you contradict yourself by using the words "single purpose devices." A phone is a general computing device. A smart refrigerator is not. Is there even an app store on a smart fridge which contains third party apps?

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Post by fgonzag »

madeofpalk wrote: post #140
slezyr wrote: post #81

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It is strange to mention that he is in Chile and not mention that he is a Russian citizen, and the apps come from a Russian company that was recently re-registered(??? or not) somewhere else. It could be sanctions, and it is not related to reviews at all.

I'm not sure - is it strange? I moved countries 7 years ago and I probably wouldnt mention my complete immigration history...

Are you a national of a country currently at war and heavily sanctioned by almost every large economy in the world?

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Post by aaomidi »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #180
aaomidi wrote: post #19

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Considering how much data Apple also has on their users, it’s insane that they haven’t yet solved this problem.

What are you on about? Apple collects substantially less data about their users than anyone else.

They have cryptographic proof of what types of devices you’re on. There’s a lot of metadata that they have access to because of their closed ecosystem.

Re: Developer account removed by Apple

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Post by stickfigure »

Brian_K_White wrote: post #184
rafram wrote: post #99

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> Google can’t figure out how to make money without ads They can and they have. YouTube Premium exists! You can pay for it! The two business models that are feasible for YouTube are (1) free and you have to see ads and (2) paid and you don’t have to see ads. They offer both. I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect to be allowed to pick (1) but opt out of the ad side of the bargain. Their ad-blocking shenanigans are o…

I pay for pemium and youtube still sucks. I still see ads in the form of embedded and in the form of other shit on the page, and now my home screen is blank, and I only get to use my account about 1/2 the time anyway because in the real world I'm often watching on someone else's device, and I have no option to disable shorts, and I'm subject to their capricious copyright and censoring bs which both directly removes c…

Your experience is very different from mine! I pay for YT, and I really love it. So does my family. The sponsored messages are annoying... but the creators choose that. The good news is that I can fast forward? I'm free to unsubscribe from creators where annoying > value.

Honestly, Youtube is probably the service I'm most happy to pay for. Could it be run better? Probably! But it's still great.

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