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Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by JustExAWS on Thursday October 23, 2025 @11:11PM (#45690349)
Well you realize it’s not a good look to post a citation and then immediately say the article is wrong only about the part you disagree with? See “Gell-Mann amnesia effect”.

But Apple implemented features to block that over a year ago.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/120340

Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by kelthuzad on Thursday October 23, 2025 @11:21PM (#45690405)
> Well you realize it’s not a good look to post a citation and then immediately say the article is wrong

I did not say that the article is wrong, don't misquote me. You are also still failing to understand what the crucial difference is:

An iPhone was vulnerable to the pin-hijack, because of its limited security options - a security aware user was as vulnerable as an amateur.

An Android phone was only vulnerable if it was NOT properly secured.

So 100% of iPhone users were vulnerable, while Androids were only vulnerable if misconfigured.

So I was and I am still 100% correct, but you simply decided to nitpick that one sentence of mine that was prone to being nitpicked without bothering to understand what the significant difference between the systems were.

>But Apple implemented features to block that over a year ago.

Yes they did, after a lot of time and pressure. And if you read my comment again, you can see that I have already stated that they have implemented it. So what's the point of you telling me something that I have already mentioned several times?

Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by nandomrumber on Friday October 24, 2025 @12:57AM (#45690918)
If you’d just said all of this upfront, it would’ve come across as more honest / less confrontational.
Re:Apple loses UK App Store monopoly case, penalty might nea... by kelthuzad on Friday October 24, 2025 @04:10AM (#45692158)
> "I should have elaborated even further, because I already suspected that someone would nitpick that phrasing . So let me explain the difference:" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45690226