Ulrich @ Ulrich @feddit.org

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Looks like it probably replaces your VPN so, you probably shouldn't use that.

Well sheeit. What about Spectrum?

Can you use your own modem? I thought you had to use theirs?

What would you do if you request any more than Apple considers adequate and decides it's more profitable to just leave your market?

Cheer?

Will never happen because then Apple couldn't sell you a $1000 MacBook to go with it. Google, on the other hand, seems to be full Steam ahead on this project, because they don't sell any other computers.

I'm not sure how effective that no tracking thing is

Not sure what you mean but you can disable tracking in any YT account. It's in the settings.

Can't be at all to do with the fact that Android has a much more open development and installation platform

Less to do with the "development platform" and more to do with the fact that you literally can't install them on iOS devices because Apple would never approve them, and you need their blessing to get it installed.

In terms of cost, Android devices are much cheaper

Used to be. Not so much anymore. At least not the high end ones. Google reached price parity with Apple in the last generation.

There is literally nothing that can be done in an app that can't be done quicker and easier as a PWA these days

Hard disagree. I am on Android so I'm not sure if that makes a difference.

They would then become a hardware vendor and that would absolutely ruin them

I hope that's a joke. Airpods could be a Fortune 500 company all on their own.

Very cool, thanks!

PS XBOX and Nintendo are all in the same market, along with Steam, Epic, GOG, etc. The video gaming market. MS will probably still sell an "XBOX", it just won't be locked down to the XBOX game store anymore. This is a win for everyone.

Yes it has a higher initial cost, but it will be lower in the long run. Finance that shit through Klarna or some shit and you'll still come out on top.

Correct.

i use Messenger since it is e2ee now

There's no way to know that since it's not open source.

Even if we did, we DO know that only message content is encrypted, metadata is still fair game, which is what Meta is after anyway.

Sadly there is a lot of good content on Instagram

yes but fortunately its a fucking nightmare from a usability standpoint.

Not helpful.

This is, IMO, the biggest problem with FB and IG. They've replaced personal connections. I know some women who say they won't date anyone without an IG account.

and it feels too personal to ask for someone number when I just met them

Someone's number is literally just a series of digits. Social Media has their fuckin' life's story. I'd say it's far less personal.

It's insane that it's taken this long for these companies to stand up to Apple. But better late than never, I guess. Here are my notes:

Proton will donate any money we receive from the lawsuit to organizations fighting for democracy and human rights so that some portion of Apple’s profits made from countries with authoritarian regimes are redirected to freedom. These donations will be coordinated through the nonprofit Proton Foundation, which oversees Proton and ensures that our work always prioritizes the public good over financial gain.

That's cool but, are they donating to the Proton Foundation or From the Proton foundation?

Apple’s App Store policies disproportionately favor the surveillance capitalism business model employed by companies like Meta and Google...Companies that monetize user data in exchange for “free” services that abuse your privacy aren’t affected by this, as they don’t process payments through the App Store

Ehhh I dunno that I buy that one. Charge them 30% and they'll have no option but to pony up. They're not just going to close up shop. Also how would you even enforce such a charge? Just charge them 30% of all of their income?

There have been numerous incidents where Apple has removed or censored apps at the behest of authoritarian governments, in order to continue profiting from those markets.

Yeah, don't go throwing stones in glass houses there, Proton. It's not like you don't comply with authoritarian governments.

Not supporting Apple’s payment system is also considered a violation, which can lead to threats to remove your app, as happened to Proton.

Wow, now that I did not realize.

Proton cannot even link to FAQ or customer support pages from its apps, as Apple believes it’s possible that users will then navigate from the support page to a pricing page and upgrade their accounts without paying Apple its fee.

I didn't realize this either. It couldn't be more clear by this rule alone that these policies have absolutely nothing to do with "protecting consumers" and everything to do with being 100% sure they get their cut for the privilege of being used on Apple devices.

Apple claims this fee is necessary to pay for the maintenance of the App Store, but evidence presented in the Epic Games v. Apple case indicated that Apple makes a 78% profit on App Store fees

After looking into this claim, it seems to be provided by an "expert witness" hired by Epic, and his personal calculations based on files that aren't publicly available. Apple says “Epic’s experts calculations of the operating margins for the App Store are simply wrong and we look forward to refuting them in court.”. So while I would be unsurprised if they're accurate, I don't necessarily believe Epic either.

Sorry if this is a dumb question but how does offline lyrics work? Can you store them in the metadata?

Sometimes you just gotta ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze.

Reminds me of DogFart productions 😅 If you don't know what that is, don't look it up.

I'm sure they can but I think they also see the growth in the PC gaming industry as a potential opportunity to capitalize with "XBOX OS".