The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust’s groundbreaking report on Big Tech said Apple has “monopoly power” over software distribution on iPhones, which allows it to generate large profits from the App Store and extract rents from developers.
The 450-page report from the Democratic majority is the culmination of a 16-month investigation that also examined competitive practices at Amazon, Facebook and Google and included the CEOs of the four giants testifying over videoconference in August.
The report, released Tuesday, recommends that dominant technology platforms, including Apple, be barred from entering “adjacent lines of business” and should not be allowed to give preference to their own services or products. But the report is also complimentary of Apple in some places: It also noted that Apple’s mobile ecosystem has produced significant benefits to consumers and app developers.
If these recommendations eventually become law, it could force big technology companies to change core business practices, including for Apple changing how it distributes its own apps through the App Store or which products or services it decides to develop.
Apple sucks
Apple sucks
House antitrust subcommittee agrees with Catt.
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Apple's going to be putting shit loads more cash into reelection coffers, as of.today.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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According to AOC none of the politicians in Congress understand technology, so yep.
Guaranteed, and then directly into pockets.
“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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Pockets of the children of the lawmakers
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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Good deal for Peanuts in the short term thanks to the cash they're getting, but long term this will hurt them.
Shrinking your audience that was already shrinking is probably not a wise long term investment.
Shrinking your audience that was already shrinking is probably not a wise long term investment.
“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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At least they didn't all commit suicide?
“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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https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/18/215 ... -reductionThe new App Store Small Business Program, as it’s called, will allow any developer who earns less than $1 million in annual sales per year from all of their apps to qualify for a reduced App Store cut of 15 percent, half of Apple’s standard 30 percent fee, on all paid app revenue and in-app purchases.
So... if you make $1,000,001 you're back to 30%? Why not just charge 15% on everyone's first $1M?
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Even when they do something right...
“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.”
Apple sucks
“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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Well, they are a pretty useful "idiot" flag.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
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“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.”
Apple sucks
“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.”
Apple sucks
Expanding to my hood. Apple has owned/leased some land about 2-3 miles from my house. Not sure if this is explicitly where they are building this location, but that has been the rumour for the past 2 years.
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Kick ass. Nowadays big tech employees seem to largely be people who manage vendors and contactors that do the grunt work, so the actual job gains should be 2-10x that, like an auto factory.
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Shocked that Apple would engage in the same bullshit that everyone else engages in, including Google.
Jokes aside, why wouldn't this be the case? The tech industry is pretty much built on "our stuff won't work on your stuff".
Jokes aside, why wouldn't this be the case? The tech industry is pretty much built on "our stuff won't work on your stuff".
“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.”