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Re:Opendream: A Non-Destructive UI for Stable Diffusion on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @03:12PM (#37137995)
"This pixel right here officer; clearly stolen."
Re:Apple Ending "Fortnite Save the World" Updates for Mac on Friday September 18, 2020 @01:39PM (#24519650)
They can release updates and bug fixes on the macOS platform by removing the native payment feature they included that tries to route around Apple's in-app payment system. Epic broke the rules on purpose and then started a public relations fight when Apple enforced the rules that Epic agreed to when they started developing on Apple's platforms. They are in no way a victim; that's a hilarious idea. This is all part of a deliberate strategy born from their desire to not pay Apple the cut that every other developer on the platform pays. You can argue that Apple's cut is too high, but that isn't germane to this issue. Apple's cut is a tradeoff you make in order to have access to the large audience of Apple users.

If you're a landlord and I rent your apartment and you tell me that I can't smoke on the balcony and I go ahead and do it anyway, I'm going to face the consequences of breaking that rule. Epic isn't a victim, they are just unsuccessfully trying to use their own enormous leverage to try to make Apple back down.

Re:1000 True Fans? Try 100 on Friday February 07, 2020 @12:48PM (#22268608)
Call me cynical, but to me the entire post just reads like an advertisment for the companies in the $1000 column that they've invested in...
Given that this is only posting, I didn't think it was too risky. Rate limiting for what I'm doing is based on user auth rather than app limits.
Re:Show HN: Dogecoin Average - the price of Doge on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @12:50PM (#7104173)
Nice work!
Re:Google Play Music on the App Store on Friday November 15, 2013 @12:36PM (#6740760)
If you subscribe to iTunes match then it will stream any music from your uploaded library.
Re:A device with a touchscreen and few buttons was obvious on Monday August 27, 2012 @11:25AM (#4439237)
Judging by the bump in AAPL today, I think you sold too soon.
Re:A device with a touchscreen and few buttons was obvious on Sunday August 26, 2012 @07:56PM (#4436727)
Actually, Apple licensed Xerox's UI and compensated them with pre-IPO options.
Re:A device with a touchscreen and few buttons was obvious on Sunday August 26, 2012 @07:52PM (#4436716)
So how does this philosophy square with Google's recently filed lawsuit against Apple via Motorola's patents?