And then as soon as you get some malware from a third party store, the same Android users who brag about dude loading start excoriating you about not using Google Play exclusively.
Sure would be nice if Apple gave users a choice between paying a subscription for music and buying songs outright that weren't DRM encumbered. I'm sure Apple has something like that in the works.....
Apple isn't going down to 15% universally. It's only for subscriptions and only after the first year. Apple could care less about competing with a no profit margin $70 Android phone.
Amazon could release Amazon Prime Video on the AppleTV...just as it is now available in iPhones and iPads without giving Apple 30%. You just have to subscribe from Amazon's website like you do now.
You can already AirPlay Amazon Prime Video to AppleTVs now.
I'm sure Adobe and Microsoft are worried about random Slashdot poster who won't subscribe to an app while they are making millions on subscription fees.
I find it amusing that when the latest report of malware for Android comes out because of using third party stores, the first response from Android users is that they wouldn't have these issues if they stuck with Google Play.
But how popular will your app be if you try to distribute it on your own site and you have to tell users to go into settings and allow downloads from your website?
Having write once run everywhere apps that can run in an interpreted environment in browser, what could possibly go wrong? Why didn't someone think of this 20 years ago?
I'd also say that Apple has totally lost the plot if it moves to a 3 year cycle for phone hardware.
They are referring to the external design. The 5S was a major internal upgrade from the 5. 64 bit vs 32 bit chip, fingerprint sesnsor with the secure enclave, etc.
Apple is the only smartphone maker with a dedicated enough buyerbase to make demands, and only AT&T is willing to put up with that.
Every carrier worldwide - I think around 180 - "puts up with" Apple's demands with regards to updates, no bloatware, and reports are a guaranteed minimum number of phones they must sell.
As far as Boot Camp, Boot Camp only does a few things.
- For Macs that came out before It shipped, it upgrades the Mac EFI firmware to emulate BIOS, my old 2006 Core Duo Mini already had the updated firmware.
- repartitions the hard drive to share between Mac OS and Windows. Apple dropped support for 32 but Macs with 10.6 so I didn't care about the Mac partition. I reformatted to work with Windows.
- includes Windows drivers for Mac hardware. The Mac Mini used standard off the shelf PC hardware, it was all recognized by Windows 7.
The only issue I had was that 32 bit Windows 7 won't install or reformat a hard drive using GPT partitions. My first try, I gave up and installed Linux which reformatted hard drive using MBR and then Windows 7 recognized it.
If Facebook does become big in AI, how does that hurt Apple? It's not like Facebook would try to produce their own phone (again). They will still need to partner with someone for distribution. Even Google is not going to ignore the wealthiest segment of smart phone users by ignoring iOS devices.
That's an interesting scenerio. But if that were a real problem, then why isn't it a problem for IOS devices? Apple devices make up 40-50% of smart phone users of the major carriers in the US.
You can't install Google's Android on any phone you want either. You can install AOSP Android but most apps depend on Google's closed sourced services. Google is also moving more of Android from AOSP.
With Apple making up to 80%-90% of the profit in the smart phone market, Android really had that much impact. Almost every manufacturer besides Samsung that sells Android phones is losing money.
T-Mobile doesn't do revenue sharing for Binge On. Beats Music is "easy to duplicate" -- all you have to do is have your music service as the default streaming service on the mobile platform with the most affluent user base and already have a billing relationship with millions of customers.
Beats headphones - whatever you think about how good they are - also are sold in the most successful retail store in the U.S. and sold beside iPhones.
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Seeing that Mac OS has been certified UNIX for years, I find it hard to believe that they have "moved away from the UNIX philosophy".
And then as soon as you get some malware from a third party store, the same Android users who brag about dude loading start excoriating you about not using Google Play exclusively.
That's more than Android can do.
Sure would be nice if Apple gave users a choice between paying a subscription for music and buying songs outright that weren't DRM encumbered. I'm sure Apple has something like that in the works.....
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Apple isn't going down to 15% universally. It's only for subscriptions and only after the first year. Apple could care less about competing with a no profit margin $70 Android phone.
Market share means nothing without profit.
Amazon could release Amazon Prime Video on the AppleTV...just as it is now available in iPhones and iPads without giving Apple 30%. You just have to subscribe from Amazon's website like you do now.
You can already AirPlay Amazon Prime Video to AppleTVs now.
I'm sure Adobe and Microsoft are worried about random Slashdot poster who won't subscribe to an app while they are making millions on subscription fees.
I find it amusing that when the latest report of malware for Android comes out because of using third party stores, the first response from Android users is that they wouldn't have these issues if they stuck with Google Play.
But how popular will your app be if you try to distribute it on your own site and you have to tell users to go into settings and allow downloads from your website?
Having write once run everywhere apps that can run in an interpreted environment in browser, what could possibly go wrong? Why didn't someone think of this 20 years ago?
Nobody in their right mind would go for a 30% payment processor. Square only takes 2-3%
Apple Pay doesn't cost any more than standard credit cards. Apple gets their percentage from the credit card processors.
They are referring to the external design. The 5S was a major internal upgrade from the 5. 64 bit vs 32 bit chip, fingerprint sesnsor with the secure enclave, etc.
Every carrier worldwide - I think around 180 - "puts up with" Apple's demands with regards to updates, no bloatware, and reports are a guaranteed minimum number of phones they must sell.
Microsoft sold their 2% stake in Apple years ago. Apple uses the standard EFI that everyone else uses.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface
As far as Boot Camp, Boot Camp only does a few things.
- For Macs that came out before It shipped, it upgrades the Mac EFI firmware to emulate BIOS, my old 2006 Core Duo Mini already had the updated firmware.
- repartitions the hard drive to share between Mac OS and Windows. Apple dropped support for 32 but Macs with 10.6 so I didn't care about the Mac partition. I reformatted to work with Windows.
- includes Windows drivers for Mac hardware. The Mac Mini used standard off the shelf PC hardware, it was all recognized by Windows 7.
The only issue I had was that 32 bit Windows 7 won't install or reformat a hard drive using GPT partitions. My first try, I gave up and installed Linux which reformatted hard drive using MBR and then Windows 7 recognized it.
I doubt that Microsoft is enforcing rules on Macs. I was able to install Windows 7 on an old Mac Mini without using Boot Camp.
If Facebook does become big in AI, how does that hurt Apple? It's not like Facebook would try to produce their own phone (again). They will still need to partner with someone for distribution. Even Google is not going to ignore the wealthiest segment of smart phone users by ignoring iOS devices.
Because it's worth $10 a month for the convenience of not scouring the Internet for free music.
I have T-mobile. Unlimited data, free roaming to lots of countries and Wifi calling.
That's an interesting scenerio. But if that were a real problem, then why isn't it a problem for IOS devices? Apple devices make up 40-50% of smart phone users of the major carriers in the US.
Microsoft also allows 3rd parties - I can upgrade Windows anytime I please.
You can't install Google's Android on any phone you want either. You can install AOSP Android but most apps depend on Google's closed sourced services. Google is also moving more of Android from AOSP.
Microsoft also has no control over other manufacturers but I don't have to wait on my computer manufacturer to get security updates from MS.
With Apple making up to 80%-90% of the profit in the smart phone market, Android really had that much impact. Almost every manufacturer besides Samsung that sells Android phones is losing money.
T-Mobile doesn't do revenue sharing for Binge On. Beats Music is "easy to duplicate" -- all you have to do is have your music service as the default streaming service on the mobile platform with the most affluent user base and already have a billing relationship with millions of customers.
Beats headphones - whatever you think about how good they are - also are sold in the most successful retail store in the U.S. and sold beside iPhones.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/timeline-apple-iphone-rumors-1999-present