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Microsoft announces three Wonder Woman 1984 Xbox One X consoles
Tuskd and 5 others reacted to techbeck for a topic
Those are ugly as hell.6 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
DentedAphid7 and 4 others reacted to FloatingFatMan for a topic
I kinda side with Apple on this one. Sure their fees are outrageous, but Epic signed the contract so they're bound by it. If they don't like it, find another store.5 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Meduso and 3 others reacted to mip for a topic
Ladies and gentlemen, the comment section will now rehash for us all the arguments which have already happened on every single article, more or less verbatim.4 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Squirrelington and 3 others reacted to FloatingFatMan for a topic
Irrelevant, when the contract is outdated and needs to be revised. Except that it's not. It's current and Epic are bound by its terms. They're just getting salty because they have their own store now and don't want to continue to pay the Apple tax.4 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Meduso and 2 others reacted to TheBlueRaja for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple are, Google i would actually argue are not. With Apple you have a platform where you can only download software from their app store and NO other stores are allowed. Additionally there is no alternative way of installing apps. That's a monopoly. Remember when Microsoft "abused its position" by only providing IE with windows.... This is way worse. Google at least allows you to install apps from alternative sources, there are other app stores available (Fdroid, Amazon etc as an example) and you can sideload apps. So by comparison they are far less restrictive than Apple. I can see Epic's case here against Apple as there is no alternative, however, against Google, not so much. Whilst Google charge 30% (i think) i don't see how that prevents Epic launching an alternative store or providing the package directly form their website. You cannot do that on Apple. You seem to be confusing Apple / Android with the ability to buy apps or install apps at a competitive rate. Completely different. Microsoft had a monopoly because there was no viable operating systems available at the time, that had anywhere near the market share of Windows. You can't pick out Blackberry, for example, and say it has a monopoly because it only allows it's store for Blackberry purchases. It's share of the market is not dominant. Same for Apple. Android and the Google Play store, has a far larger market share for mobile application than Apple. Everyone knows that Apple is a closed shop. It supplies the hardware and software. If you want to write software for the Apple platform, you abide by it's terms and conditions. Android is open source and there are many stores on that platform, many vendors of the devices and significantly more users. It is the dominant platform, as Huawei are finding out. Huawei, however, are still able to sell handsets with their own store and still use Android. "Everyone knows that Apple is a closed shop" And that - right there - is the problem.3 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
AmazingRando and 2 others reacted to TheBlueRaja for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one.3 points -
Xbox Series X prototype shown off at Xperion Germany
AmazingRando and 2 others reacted to +JHBrown for a topic
It could look like my old Gateway 2000 from the mid 90’s, I’m still buying it.3 points -
MPC-BE 1.5.5
+Cryton and 2 others reacted to cork1958 for a topic
My player of choice. It just works for me and simple.3 points -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
Jaxkesa and 2 others reacted to kjordan2001 for a topic
I remember the Weezer video that was on the install CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqi2Jy0UMiA3 points -
Mark Zuckerberg may have used a private meeting with Trump to launch an attack on TikTok
astropheed and 2 others reacted to vZeroG for a topic
I believe it. Corrupt secret meetings are definitely a trumpian human thing. Don't be a political us/them sheep. They all have secret meetings.3 points -
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Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple has a monopoly on their app store. There are no alternatives on the Apple store. The current spat has nothing to do with Google. It's about how Apple runs their store. Uh, what? By that logic, Ford has a monopoly on the F150 and Pepsi has a monopoly on Mountain Dew... LG and Samsung should be sued for a monopoly too since we cannot add app stores to their non-Android smart TVs. 🙃 TVs aren't a general compute platform and they don't go out of their way to prevent a Chromecast/Fire stick/Apple TV. That does not mean they shouldn't be more open. Also, what exactly is a general compute platform is another discussion altogether. A computer is a computer is a computer. If we are going to argue about a supposed app store monopoly on a single device, its an appropriate comparison. A Chromecast/fire stick/apple tv is a different device and not at all comparable to what I am saying.2 points -
Microsoft announces three Wonder Woman 1984 Xbox One X consoles
matthiew and one other reacted to domboy for a topic
Since it was created for marking purposes, I guess it doesn't have to actually work well, or even work at all. Shucks, it might just be an empty case for display. Or maybe just a photoshop job for advertising and not actually a physical xbox in real life.2 points -
Microsoft announces three Wonder Woman 1984 Xbox One X consoles
wolftail and one other reacted to Brandon H for a topic
yeah those are really weird looking and not aesthetically pleasing in any way ... And that last one screams overheating potential to me; who in their right mind would wrap fur/cloth around the console like that?!?2 points -
Can processors wear out?
Mindovermaster and one other reacted to Steven P. for a topic
Where does your link state that ASUS says in documentation that using their hardware means the components only last 2.5 years? The statement you made is not "Electronics 1-0-1".2 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Slackerr and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple has a monopoly on their app store. There are no alternatives on the Apple store. The current spat has nothing to do with Google. It's about how Apple runs their store. Uh, what? By that logic, Ford has a monopoly on the F150 and Pepsi has a monopoly on Mountain Dew... LG and Samsung should be sued for a monopoly too since we cannot add app stores to their non-Android smart TVs. 🙃2 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple are, Google i would actually argue are not. With Apple you have a platform where you can only download software from their app store and NO other stores are allowed. Additionally there is no alternative way of installing apps. That's a monopoly. Remember when Microsoft "abused its position" by only providing IE with windows.... This is way worse. Google at least allows you to install apps from alternative sources, there are other app stores available (Fdroid, Amazon etc as an example) and you can sideload apps. So by comparison they are far less restrictive than Apple. I can see Epic's case here against Apple as there is no alternative, however, against Google, not so much. Whilst Google charge 30% (i think) i don't see how that prevents Epic launching an alternative store or providing the package directly form their website. You cannot do that on Apple. You seem to be confusing Apple / Android with the ability to buy apps or install apps at a competitive rate. Completely different. Microsoft had a monopoly because there was no viable operating systems available at the time, that had anywhere near the market share of Windows. You can't pick out Blackberry, for example, and say it has a monopoly because it only allows it's store for Blackberry purchases. It's share of the market is not dominant. Same for Apple. Android and the Google Play store, has a far larger market share for mobile application than Apple. Everyone knows that Apple is a closed shop. It supplies the hardware and software. If you want to write software for the Apple platform, you abide by it's terms and conditions. Android is open source and there are many stores on that platform, many vendors of the devices and significantly more users. It is the dominant platform, as Huawei are finding out. Huawei, however, are still able to sell handsets with their own store and still use Android. "Everyone knows that Apple is a closed shop" And that - right there - is the problem. It might be the problem but it’s *not* a monopoly.2 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
+Dick Montage and one other reacted to techbeck for a topic
Yea, that is not how contracts work.2 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
mip and one other reacted to George P for a topic
Thing is it’s not *really* retaliation, in the sense that revoking their developer account is a known occurrence for breaking their developer terms. The same thing has and will continue to happen to other developers who break the agreed terms and conditions too. This isn’t an epic exclusive retaliation. It actually isn’t a known occurrence. Getting your app yanked is, losing your account is not. That’s where the retaliation occurred. This is pretty much the case, UE has nothing to do with pulling Fortnite off of the store. The only connection between the two is that they're both from EPIC, it was clearly a retaliatory action on Apples part. The Judge was right in blocking it from happening. The case is about Fortnite and IAP, nothing past that.2 points -
Musk: Tesla may be able to produce batteries with 50% more energy density
LeeKim and one other reacted to architect1337 for a topic
The battery market is where innovation is going to take place. Cars that can go on 500 miles plus on a single charge, and charging that can take shorter times as the holy grail. Dinosaur juice engines will then seem so antiquated.2 points -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Slackerr and one other reacted to SuperHands for a topic
Irrelevant, when the contract is outdated and needs to be revised. Except that it's not. It's current and Epic are bound by its terms. They're just getting salty because they have their own store now and don't want to continue to pay the Apple tax. I don’t know how so many people on this site fail to comprehend this fact. It’s epics choice to be on the App Store or not. If they don’t like the cost of entry they don’t have to be on it, those terms haven’t changed since they saw them acceptable to sign up in the first place.2 points -
Firefox 80.0
tmaxxtigger and one other reacted to chaos mage for a topic
Firefox never seems to get their release notes up before the actual release. It's kind of strange that they can't manage that.2 points -
MPC-BE 1.5.5
las84 and one other reacted to devHead for a topic
I'm going to snag this puppy. It looks better than VLC frankly.2 points -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
nhjay and one other reacted to +virtorio for a topic
Ah, the good of days of having to reformat every three months.2 points -
Firefox 80.0
ThaCrip and one other reacted to 100% for a topic
GPU acceleration on Linux, finally! Via the about:config page set to 'true': media.ffmpeg.vaapi-drm-display.enabled media.ffmpeg.vaapi.enabled2 points -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
nhjay and one other reacted to Steven P. for a topic
I remember back in 1997 living in the future installing Windows 95 OSR2 from a CD on to a AMD K6 or Intel Pentium II PC with a 3.2GB Quantum Fireball HDD and listening to the loud spin up and rattle seek of the drive, and see the blue install progress bars quickly reach 100%, no more floppies for Steve, no, we were in the future!2 points -
Mark Zuckerberg may have used a private meeting with Trump to launch an attack on TikTok
samw61 and one other reacted to zikalify for a topic
I did wonder why Trump even knew about TikTok.2 points -
Microsoft announces three Wonder Woman 1984 Xbox One X consoles
TechJunkie81 reacted to MrSinister for a topic
They may be fugly, but that doesn't stop me from wanting one, they are very unique.1 point -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cross-Gen Bundle suggests paid upgrade for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5
neo158 reacted to CakeHappens for a topic
I don't know why this would make you feel pride? If Activision had a way to gouge you they would too.1 point -
Cyberpunk 2077 to feature free DLC like The Witcher 3
+hedleigh reacted to +E.Worm Jimmy for a topic
witcher 3 shined perfectly well without it people love good single player games, in case you weren't told. ohh, and they will actually add multiplayer after all the single player is done. likely 2022 (last i heard)1 point -
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Cross-Gen Bundle suggests paid upgrade for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5
neo158 reacted to cmcgregor80 for a topic
Its Activision. Is there any doubt at all that it will be a paid upgrade?1 point -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
300z reacted to seeprime for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple has a monopoly on their app store. There are no alternatives on the Apple store. The current spat has nothing to do with Google. It's about how Apple runs their store.1 point -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
300z reacted to TheBlueRaja for a topic
Agree about the contract, cant argue with that, but Apple has a monopoly and actively prevents ANY other app stores on its platform - the contract is not the issue here, heathy competition is and Apple is guilty as sin on that one. Apple are not a monopoly on the mobile platform; Google has, by far, a larger user base. Apple produce the hardware, software and store. If you want in, you play by their rules but they are no where near the largest market share on a mobile platform. Apple are, Google i would actually argue are not. With Apple you have a platform where you can only download software from their app store and NO other stores are allowed. Additionally there is no alternative way of installing apps. That's a monopoly. Remember when Microsoft "abused its position" by only providing IE with windows.... This is way worse. Google at least allows you to install apps from alternative sources, there are other app stores available (Fdroid, Amazon etc as an example) and you can sideload apps. So by comparison they are far less restrictive than Apple. I can see Epic's case here against Apple as there is no alternative, however, against Google, not so much. Whilst Google charge 30% (i think) i don't see how that prevents Epic launching an alternative store or providing the package directly form their website. You cannot do that on Apple. You seem to be confusing Apple / Android with the ability to buy apps or install apps at a competitive rate.1 point -
Musk: Tesla may be able to produce batteries with 50% more energy density
ZipZapRap reacted to spaceship9876 for a topic
Put these in power tools asap1 point -
Court puts temporary restraining order on Apple, does not blame it for Fortnite situation
Slackerr reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
Irrelevant, when the contract is outdated and needs to be revised. But no!1 point -
Xbox Series X prototype shown off at Xperion Germany
Geezy reacted to Elliot B. for a topic
I hope no one spills any liquids on it 😯1 point -
MPC-BE 1.5.5
devHead reacted to tvcat for a topic
I tried VLC many many times, nope still don't understand the hype. MPC or Potplayer is way better1 point -
Firefox 80.0
+DonC reacted to VWW for a topic
It would be nice if the article actually stated what was new in the updated version rather than the same generic text that's used every time.1 point -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
+jamwheat reacted to techbeck for a topic
Well, there are some people that stuff their dogs after they die....so it is possible.1 point -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
+jamwheat reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Then you get that one floppy, normally towards the end of the install, that is bad and you are ######ed. Good times. Just run spinrite on it1 point -
Windows 95 turns 25 years old today
Laurentiu A. reacted to Steven P. for a topic
A piece of software, unlike a dog doesn't actually die a death. You are still free to install Windows 95 on supported hardware and it will run fine.1 point -
Mark Zuckerberg may have used a private meeting with Trump to launch an attack on TikTok
matthiew reacted to SolidSphere for a topic
Trump doesn't have an attention span that long. If he was going to ban Tiktok because of that meeting, then it would have happened long ago. I'm fairly sure it was the group of kids who trolled his rally that got things moving. There actually seems to be a decent amount of Trump supporters that use Tiktok, but I'm sure he won't backtrack on something he said. If you want to put on your tinfoil hat, then I'm sure you could come up with some national security reasons. So far it seems far fetched. You could probably harvest more information from facebook, instagram and twitter than TikTok.1 point -
TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over executive order
+hedleigh reacted to DramaInc for a topic
TikTok is collecting equal or less data than Twitter is. Much less than Facebook. Agreed here. They are not collecting any more data than any other website. There is no security threat. Funny how Trump can think there is a problem when there isn't, but not the other way around.. It's about Trump's bruised ego with Tiktok users ruining his rally. Was never about security. He doesn't care about anyone except himself. "He doesn't care about anyone except himself." That sums up the power hungry/radical left. they don't give a crap about the average person as it's always about power/control with those snakes. Trump is pro-USA unlike the left who have been taken over by the radicals as it's no longer about petty political differences of the past, but it's become more of a battle of good vs evil and Trump is in the good side. anyone who can see through the lens of Christianity(especially Catholic), which is the truth, knows this. Totally delusional and disgusting.1 point -
Apple blocks WordPress iOS app updates until in-app purchases added [Update]
Marujan reacted to +Warwagon for a topic
Crap I just got an iPhone SE 202.1 point -
Microsoft reprimands Apple in Epic court battle
dead.cell reacted to Steven P. for a topic
Epic want user support for cheating a contract they signed up to? GTFO Epic. If they don't like it, negotiate a change which also favors the little developers who must abide by the same rules.1 point -
TikTok plans to sue Trump administration over executive order
matthiew reacted to neufuse for a topic
they have a presence in the USA they can use their US arm to file the suit1 point -
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gets a cinematic trailer, comes out 2022
+Dick Montage reacted to mudslag for a topic
I want this as a movie1 point -
8 apps we'd like to see come to Windows 10
matthiew reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
Movie Maker is already in Windows 10. Its new name is Video Editor.1 point -
8 apps we'd like to see come to Windows 10
matthiew reacted to joao_pfs91 for a topic
The Photos App has a movie maker built in1 point -
Google tells Android developers to get ready for a 5G world
matthiew reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
I never understand why some people go bananas without showing proof of it And now I understand it https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe" rel="external nofollow">https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe 😂 People want to believe in crap and false news and that is the awful truth. Reason: They are monkeys and cowards. A bit of links FCC https://ecfsapi.fcc.gov/file/1...ned%20_%20ElectricSense.pdf OFFCOM https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__dat...5G-and-oxygen-molecules.pdf 😂 Question: Is 5G safe? And the question is still: we are clueless. Ironic observation considering that FCC link was a document sent to the FCC and written by electricsense.com. You stumbled upon their document upload system. https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/1 point