DOJ sues Apple
“Soon prices become so low that the business model for publishers becomes untenable.”
Well, yeah. That's called market evolution. It's what happens when new technologies change the fundamentals of a business. The companies adapt or die out.
You can't stop it. You can only deal with it. Now, go deal with it.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
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5 years later, courts agree with Catt that may be a monopolyTheCatt wrote:I'm still not sure how the apple market isn't a monopoly.
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Re: DOJ sues Apple
I hate Apple, but I disagree with the ruling.
You can get software onto your iPhone legally without the App store. Fairway Solitaire is exhibit A. I got it years ago via a website. It's been on my phone ever since.
You can get software onto your iPhone legally without the App store. Fairway Solitaire is exhibit A. I got it years ago via a website. It's been on my phone ever since.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
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Oh? tell me where I can get all those iPhone app stores onto my phone.Leisher wrote:I hate Apple, but I disagree with the ruling.
You can get software onto your iPhone legally without the App store. Fairway Solitaire is exhibit A. I got it years ago via a website. It's been on my phone ever since.
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Without jailbreaking? I didn't know that was possible.Leisher wrote:You can get software onto your iPhone legally without the App store.
"ATTENTION: Customers browsing porn must hold magazines with both hands at all times!"
DOJ sues Apple
It's on the Supreme Court docket.TheCatt wrote:5 years later, courts agree with Catt that may be a monopolyTheCatt wrote:I'm still not sure how the apple market isn't a monopoly.
Apple has to lose this for monopoly law to have meaning.
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DOJ sues Apple
The libertarian in me is rooting against Apple because fuck monopolies.
The IT tech in me is rooting for them because this could create a nightmare to deal with (see: Droid).
Although, I think it'd be easy for them to get around even if they lose.
"Oh, I see here you have an app installed that isn't available on the App Store. I'm sorry, but that voids your warranty." - HP does that with its printers. If you call for support, you'd better have genuine HP cartridges or they won't help you.
The IT tech in me is rooting for them because this could create a nightmare to deal with (see: Droid).
Although, I think it'd be easy for them to get around even if they lose.
"Oh, I see here you have an app installed that isn't available on the App Store. I'm sorry, but that voids your warranty." - HP does that with its printers. If you call for support, you'd better have genuine HP cartridges or they won't help you.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
DOJ sues Apple
I think the app store must be broken off from Apple. It cannot be their business anymore.
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DOJ sues Apple
So App Store becomes a third party? If they maintain the same standards, I have no issue with that.
However, how do they then not become a monopoly?
Also, 30%? That's fucking extortion.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
DOJ sues Apple
I think they'd have to spin off the business completely, and then allow competitors as well.
Seriously. I can only imagine expenses for the app store to run are in the 1-5% range.
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DOJ sues Apple
That's where the tech in me is screaming "no". Droids are already a fucking nightmare because of viruses and malware. If Apples head that way...fuck.
Although, necessity is the mother of invention. Lots of mobile management stuff out there right now. Just means we'll be locking the fuck out of our users' devices.
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
DOJ sues Apple
The tech in me kinda agrees. I only use google store, but even then, I try to be super cautious. No doubt one of my kids (oldest just got a cell phone yesterday) will download some virus some day.
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