Rofl. "Monopoly". I don't even know a single person who uses Apple computers. Even my boomer parents have switched to Android because even they couldn't rationalize paying such an insane amount.
A completely irrelevant company that only idiots purchase from. Imagine thinking I'm on the side of Apple just because I don't like the federal government issuing diktat.
Couching your ideas and arguments behind a "majority" will win you no love from me. The majority, are retarded. For me, Apple is 100% irrelevant and they always have been which is why using the word "monopoly" just doesn't make any sort of sense. How have I been using non-apple phones and computers my entire life if they have a monopoly?
That's a strange way of saying that Apple should not abuse its market position to squeeze even more profits out of customers and other companies.
Apple should do whatever the fuck it wants and I'm not going to cheer for more central planning and economic interventionism. If you have slaved yourself to their awful products I...hope you enjoy it? As much as I disagree with buying their trash, I'm glad people are free to make that choice.
How have I been using non-apple phones and computers my entire life if they have a monopoly?
Same reason Microsoft had a monopoly even though Apple, Linux and UNIX existed. Both the Apple Store and the Google App store are monopolies, pushed by the companies on phones.
Apple should do whatever the fuck it wants
Looks like it will take more beatings and abuse of power by these tech companies before people come to any sort of realization.
Same reason Microsoft had a monopoly even though Apple, Linux and UNIX existed. Both the Apple Store and the Google App store are monopolies, pushed by the companies on phones.
Just because the Government says it's a monopoly, doesn't mean I agree at all. Microsoft never had a monopoly, there were ALWAYS other choices. You can call these app stores monopolies all you want, I'll be happily downloading things from https://www.f-droid.org/, a free alternative. I don't remotely see whatever monopoly you claim exists.
Looks like it will take more beatings and abuse of power by these tech companies before people come to any sort of realization.
What beatings?! Using Apple is 100% voluntary. Nothing Apple has done has ever impacted me in anyway. The only "beatings" I see are equivalent to this activity:
But if Epic were allowed to run their own store on iOS, so would the wrongthinkers.
I don't understand whatever point you're making here.
If they really wanted to "run a store on iOS" there's literally nothing stopping them. As much as I despise apple, it's still a computer that you can write code on and release binaries for. Apple should have the right to ban whatever the fuck they want out of their App store. If you're such a cuck that you're going to chain yourself to the distribution tools of your business rivals, well, that sounds fucking retarded and like you're giving power over yourself in a way that you don't need to.
They could produce their app launcher and a store and fucking fornite and it can all work on OSX with zero issues. But the idea that Apple then has to be forced to sell it inside of their application? Fuck no I don't approve of that in anyway at all.
Fascinating, I didn't know that, the last time I was forced to help someone with their Mac the OS was still capable of executing arbitrary binaries.
Well, if they want to downgrade from selling actual computers to selling something like a console, that's their stupid and ignorant prerogative and I still don't approve of the government telling them they can't.
I'm completely fine with Win10S, in as much as I am "fine" with Windows, meaning I am completely unaffected by it. If people really want to buy these awful products because to them they aren't awful, godspeed.
Rofl. "Monopoly". I don't even know a single person who uses Apple computers. Even my boomer parents have switched to Android because even they couldn't rationalize paying such an insane amount.
A completely irrelevant company that only idiots purchase from. Imagine thinking I'm on the side of Apple just because I don't like the federal government issuing diktat.
Isnt' a majority of phones sold in the US made by Apple?
That's a strange way of saying that Apple should not abuse its market position to squeeze even more profits out of customers and other companies.
Couching your ideas and arguments behind a "majority" will win you no love from me. The majority, are retarded. For me, Apple is 100% irrelevant and they always have been which is why using the word "monopoly" just doesn't make any sort of sense. How have I been using non-apple phones and computers my entire life if they have a monopoly?
Apple should do whatever the fuck it wants and I'm not going to cheer for more central planning and economic interventionism. If you have slaved yourself to their awful products I...hope you enjoy it? As much as I disagree with buying their trash, I'm glad people are free to make that choice.
Same reason Microsoft had a monopoly even though Apple, Linux and UNIX existed. Both the Apple Store and the Google App store are monopolies, pushed by the companies on phones.
Looks like it will take more beatings and abuse of power by these tech companies before people come to any sort of realization.
Just because the Government says it's a monopoly, doesn't mean I agree at all. Microsoft never had a monopoly, there were ALWAYS other choices. You can call these app stores monopolies all you want, I'll be happily downloading things from https://www.f-droid.org/, a free alternative. I don't remotely see whatever monopoly you claim exists.
What beatings?! Using Apple is 100% voluntary. Nothing Apple has done has ever impacted me in anyway. The only "beatings" I see are equivalent to this activity:
https://cdn1.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/images/methode/2018/03/30/6eb26174-33d7-11e8-9019-a420e6317de0_image_hires_130823.JPG
Meaning a bunch of blind people whipping themselves all by their own choices. Such horrible "beatings".
I don't understand whatever point you're making here.
If they really wanted to "run a store on iOS" there's literally nothing stopping them. As much as I despise apple, it's still a computer that you can write code on and release binaries for. Apple should have the right to ban whatever the fuck they want out of their App store. If you're such a cuck that you're going to chain yourself to the distribution tools of your business rivals, well, that sounds fucking retarded and like you're giving power over yourself in a way that you don't need to.
They could produce their app launcher and a store and fucking fornite and it can all work on OSX with zero issues. But the idea that Apple then has to be forced to sell it inside of their application? Fuck no I don't approve of that in anyway at all.
Fascinating, I didn't know that, the last time I was forced to help someone with their Mac the OS was still capable of executing arbitrary binaries.
Well, if they want to downgrade from selling actual computers to selling something like a console, that's their stupid and ignorant prerogative and I still don't approve of the government telling them they can't.
I'm completely fine with Win10S, in as much as I am "fine" with Windows, meaning I am completely unaffected by it. If people really want to buy these awful products because to them they aren't awful, godspeed.