Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by buzzert on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:24PM
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There's a difference between the one-time upfront cost of purchasing a device, and the recurring cost of supporting it with software updates (which is, in the most recent case, sometimes mandated). It's not a "pricing mistake".
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by layer8 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:38PM
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Yes it is a pricing mistake. If I only use the built-in apps, Apple will earn nothing from my app usage, but they still have to provide security updates. And that should be the end of it.
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by buzzert on Thursday January 25, 2024 @06:05PM
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> still have to provide security updates
"Have to"? For how long?
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by layer8 on Thursday January 25, 2024 @06:16PM
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At least five years, under the upcoming Cyber Resilience Act.
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by summerlight on Thursday January 25, 2024 @05:07PM
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It's their job to set the proper price to cover the recurring cost, like all other companies.
Re:Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store...
by kevingadd on Thursday January 25, 2024 @04:28PM
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You can bake that into the list price of the device based on how long you offer warranty coverage and/or updates. Every device vendor is already doing this unless they're completely clueless.
They also pull in billions of dollars every year from their 30% cut on gambling/gacha games, and do almost nothing to earn that (those games have to provide their own updater/CDN because the Apple/Google ones aren't good enough, and those games don't meaningfully rely on Apple/Google for things like quality assurance or marketing.) Apple will be fine even if their Europe-specific cut is halved.
Claiming they're going to suffer or be unable to pay employees is simply not supported by any evidence.