Nice. So where can I get more apps for my iPhone? Would be real nice to download apps in China as VPNs are Blocked from the Chinese apple store. Would be nice to surge anonymously without fear of the government on my phone.
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Tim Cook Delivers Speech Emphasizing Apple's Opposition to Sideloading
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Sure thing, being unscrupulous is one of the core competences somebody must have to run a $3 trillion company.
This is one issue that’s never bothered me. I quite like all the security the App Store provides by requiring all developers to comply with the store protocols.
Do people actually download loads of apps in a daily basis? I install a new app maybe once a year lol.
Do people actually download loads of apps in a daily basis? I install a new app maybe once a year lol.
How else can you use patents used by others? Steal like Apple?While making deals with Tencent
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Google has yet more news from China after the U.S. search firm announced a patent cross-licensing agreement with Chinese tech giant Tencent. The termstechcrunch.com
Yup, oh holy saint Google... LOL.
Apple explains it accepts to be 'bound' by terms for global 5G patent license set in Texas, but not by what Ericsson originally asked the court to do
The argument was about how “great” Google was for not doing business with China, while in reality Google invested in JD (Tencent) and other sort of projects in China.
So, contrary to your point, Google got no balls either.
By moving the burden of scanning from the cloud servers they rent from Google, Amazon and Microsoft then Apple is saving themselves millions in service costs.
Now Apple customers will foot the bill in terms of processor resources and battery power.
And that is how Apple profits from on-device CSAM scanning, while telling you that running spyware on your phone is for your own good.
Oh, and it hasn’t failed. The software is still on your phone waiting for Apple to activate it. Their last word on CSAM was that they are still going ahead with it.
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Does Microsoft allow Steam on the Xbox?
Speaking of Windows, note that Microsoft did attempt to lock Windows to its own app store with Windows RT and 10S. So Microsoft actually wanted that walled garden as well.
There is an important difference. The Mac AppStore is extremely restrictive. Big companies can’t put their programs or games on the AppStore because apple doesn’t allow them. Apple is quite the person who loves to micromanage everything.
Why do you think there is thousands of games on steam for mac compared to Mac AppStore
Sure tell yourself that. In EU we own the device. Apple are free to challenge this is court as shrink wrap agreements aren’t legally binding. And I can tell you 0% of people was given the agreement before money changed hands. And that will nullify any agreement apple think they have with users and their use of their device
Yes, I'll keep telling myself the truth, thank you very much. Again, you keep going on about the physical device. It's the OS we're talking about. You don't own the OS. I'm sure Apple would have no problem informing people about that before "money changes hands" (even though anyone can get a refund if they want).
But can you buy games from other stores? Are you forced to use the Xbox/PlayStation store or can you literally walk and buy it somewhere else?
That sounds to be better or even perfect. They can verify apps for being safe and fulfilling basic things, but allow signed apps. Such as little snitch can’t be on the store , but can be installed or side loaded but being signed and verified, just not available on the curated child PG13 proof store
Steam have Windows/Mac/Linux games. Computer games can’t run on Xbox.
Xbox games can be bought in other store tho, or purchase game keys on G2A.
And Microsoft did try, and failed. And now they have opened upp the windows store.
To allow other payment systems and stores to be available. Notice how walled gardens is just a way to secure a revenue stream.
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Of course they don’t. It’s just fun to pretend for those same people that they think they know what it takes to do Tim Cook’s job and are afraid to openly admit that he’s right, because they don’t agree with his leadership, which he’s been consistent year after year.
The OS is sold with the device. In my nation, you can’t return mobile phone after purchase and don’t have a legal right to do it unless the store have it as policy. A refund doesn’t waver the contract established at purchase. And that is change of ownership.
Apple or the store would need to precent the contract for consumers to sign before money changes hand. The contract isn’t valid if signed afterwards regarding your property
EU laws supersede apple’s opinions. We own the OS and have been verified by the Supreme Court. USA can pretend otherwise that a virtual snot paper is worth anythingDoesn't matter - you still don't own the OS just because you own the device. You can use your iPhone as a paperweight if you'd like, sell it for a profit, etc. but you aren't entitled a say in what the OS can/can't do. If people don't like that, then they can tap on disagree/cancel on the licensing agreement and return their phone for a refund
Google didn't leave, it was forced out. How? The great China firewall. Same as Twitter, Facebook and several other US internet companies.
No, it's not. It's LICENSED with the device, and you MUST agree to that license before using the device.
Ok, so maybe have your government change THAT rather than try to tell Apple what they can or can't do with their own operating system.
I'm sure they'd have no issue with that. And I think the box might already have a disclaimer on it (something like "usage of device subject to license agreement"). But of course 99.99% of people aren't going to have an issue with the licensing agreement anyway or won't care and simply click "Agree" and go on about with their lives.
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You are just wrong tho. You can purchase PlayStation specific games on multiple places. iOS have only one place. You are conflating cross platform product and platform products.
McDonald sell only their goods to all platforms.
Walmart sells gods to every platform, and any goods can be purchased on multiple places.
iOS have only the AppStore as the platform There is zero alternatives.
Android have the play store, and many apps from the play store can be purchased from other places. But android applications can’t be installed on iOS and iOS applications can’t be installed on android.
I think you will find many people know exactly what it takes to do tim Cook's job which is have no ethics, no morals, be pleasent to peoples faces but lie behind their backs, be ruthless, tell investors, regulators and governments one thing whilst knowing full well you are going to do the complete opposite.
Do all of that and you turn a successful company into a trillion dollar company.
Believe Apple stands for Privacy in general. Will have to wait and see how the sideloading issue will come to an end.
I assume they do what every company does with anonymized data, use it to see what features of what products are being used, what the highest priority features are, track errors, generally use it to make the product better for the majority of the people. example: If they see that 98% of people are tapping on a particular tab when they open an app, they might make that the default tab.