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32 posts
2022-11-05
A community generated fact check appeared under Musks tweet blaming activists for the advertisers stepping away from Twitter. A few hours later the fact-check disappeared. https://www.semafor.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2022-11-05 View on X
Wall Street Journal

Elon Musk says Twitter suffered “a massive drop in revenue” due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, despite doing “everything” to “appease the activists”

lets be honest—isn't any less “brand safe” than two weeks ago. But it's an unspoken rule of Serious Media that we report the weather, we don't make it. https://twitter.com/... @cab...

2022-10-01
A deep insight into SV culture. Great comments on the meta text of each exchange. https://bigtechnology.substack.com/ ...
2022-10-01 View on X
Big Technology

A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition

Newly released text messages shine a light on how tech's most powerful do business — and perhaps why Musk lost interest in Twitter.

2022-09-30
A deep insight into SV culture. Great comments on the meta text of each exchange. https://bigtechnology.substack.com/ ...
2022-09-30 View on X
Big Technology

A roundup of Elon Musk's newly released text messages show the inner workings of Silicon Valley dealmaking and how Musk lost interest in his Twitter acquisition

Newly released text messages shine a light on how tech's most powerful do business — and perhaps why Musk lost interest in Twitter.

2022-02-09
“Rather than decrease regulatory tensions, Apple's new guidelines seem to intentionally escalate them.” https://daringfireball.net/...
2022-02-09 View on X
Daring Fireball

A look at Apple's IAP changes for Dutch dating app developers: its proposal seemingly isn't compliant, reducing the commission by just 3% is spiteful, and more

2022-02-05
And that's why we decided to sell our next Mac app (@iapresenter) outside the store. https://twitter.com/...
2022-02-05 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple plans to charge dating app developers using alternative payment systems a 27% commission in The Netherlands, instead of its usual 30% for in-app purchases

by far — is how disingenuous they are. Time and time again I'm made to wonder which of their core principles are important, and which are just PR. And how fluid the distinction is....

2021-12-10
“Susan Kare's cursive ‘hello’ graphic, one of the iconic images of the first Macintosh, was the inspiration behind the cursive font created for the spring 2021 launch of the new iMac.” https://t.co/J8V9OQgJax
2021-12-10 View on X
Wallpaper*

A look at the working processes at Apple's design team, led by VP of industrial design Evans Hankey and VP of human interface design Alan Dye

it's a real privilege to get to work with these folks. https://www.wallpaper.com/... @ia : “Susan Kare's cursive ‘hello’ graphic, one of the iconic images of the first Macintosh, w...

2020-09-26
They finally found out https://www.bloomberg.com/...
2020-09-26 View on X
Bloomberg

Sources: Google to issue new guidelines emphasizing that developers must use Google's own billing service for in-app purchases and subscriptions in Play Store

2020-09-02
Zuckerberg: Apple is a monopolist that stifles competition, and the App Store “allows Apple to charge monopoly rents.” https://www.buzzfeednews.com/ ... Irony just died of a quadruple heart attack. Instagram, Whatsapp, Facebook, Messenger of monopolist Facebook don't pay rent to Apple.
2020-09-02 View on X
iA

Apple allows Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to sell ads, which are digital goods, in their iOS apps via direct transactions, avoiding IAP and the 30% cut

the biggest beneficent of the iPhone, its tools, and its infrastructure—pay nothing, when small developers have to pay tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars? https://ia.net/...

Why should Facebook—the biggest beneficent of the iPhone, its tools, and its infrastructure—pay nothing, when small developers have to pay tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars? https://ia.net/...
2020-09-02 View on X
iA

Apple allows Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to sell ads, which are digital goods, in their iOS apps via direct transactions, avoiding IAP and the 30% cut

the biggest beneficent of the iPhone, its tools, and its infrastructure—pay nothing, when small developers have to pay tens and hundreds of thousands of dollars? https://ia.net/...

2020-08-29
Now wait until Apple discovers the 100s of Billions in app payments in the so called free apps. Those that sell digital goods, like Instagram, where Apple doesn't get their 30% share. Yep, the top ten apps use the same tools and platform as small devs... https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-29 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple has terminated Epic's App Store account, following legal dispute between the companies; Epic has an alternative Apple account to manage its Unreal Engine

As previously warned by Apple, Epic's App Store account has now been terminated due to the Fortnite developer knowingly violating App Store policy.

Now wait until Apple discovers the 100s of Billions in app payments in the so called free apps. Those that sell digital goods, like Instagram, where Apple doesn't get their 30% share. Yep, the top ten apps use the same tools and platform as small devs... https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-29 View on X
Reuters

Facebook says that to add the new paid events feature to its app on iOS, Apple had it remove a message telling users that Apple takes a 30% cut of sales

2020-08-24
From time to time you will get one of these hairsplitting reviewers that technically might have a point but don't understand that rules have a purpose that, read with common sense, can nix the by the letter interpretation.
2020-08-24 View on X
The Verge

Apple says it won't require IAP in WordPress app “since the developer removed the display of their service payment options”, apologizes for confusion caused

Sean Hollister / The Verge :

It closes with “We have informed the developer and apologize for any confusion that we have caused.” You need to read to the end to understand that they realized it was a mistake. The Verge explains it better: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-24 View on X
The Verge

Apple says it won't require IAP in WordPress app “since the developer removed the display of their service payment options”, apologizes for confusion caused

Sean Hollister / The Verge :

2020-08-23
The rules are the rules, and it's good that there are not more exceptions like Amazon, but given who WordPress is, what they do, what the main function and audience of the app is, this again shines a light on rules that clearly need to be redefined. https://www.macrumors.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
The Verge

Matt Mullenweg says Automattic will add IAP for WordPress.com plans to WordPress iOS app after Apple froze app updates and demanded the addition

❗ Punctuation matters Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Apple's At It Again, This Time With WordPress Joe Wituschek / iMore : WordPress says Apple has blocked it from updating its iOS app...

It closes with “We have informed the developer and apologize for any confusion that we have caused.” You need to read to the end to understand that they realized it was a mistake. The Verge explains it better: https://www.theverge.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
The Verge

Apple says it won't require IAP in WordPress app “since the developer removed the display of their service payment options”, apologizes for confusion caused

“We [...] apologize for any confusion that we have caused”  —  On Friday, the internet erupted in a small way to learn …

The rules are the rules, and it's good that there are not more exceptions like Amazon, but given who WordPress is, what they do, what the main function and audience of the app is, this again shines a light on rules that clearly need to be redefined. https://www.macrumors.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
The Verge

Apple says it won't require IAP in WordPress app “since the developer removed the display of their service payment options”, apologizes for confusion caused

“We [...] apologize for any confusion that we have caused”  —  On Friday, the internet erupted in a small way to learn …

WordPress update and bug fix was held back because there was a way they could sell hosting without Apple getting a share: https://www.macrumors.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
The Verge

Apple says it won't require IAP in WordPress app “since the developer removed the display of their service payment options”, apologizes for confusion caused

“We [...] apologize for any confusion that we have caused”  —  On Friday, the internet erupted in a small way to learn …

And another Games of Thrones twist in an epic fight: “Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with Apple, producing three emails from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney that bolster its claim.” https://www.cnbc.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
iMore

Q&A with FOSS Patents' Florian Mueller and analyst Neil Cybart about the merits of Epic's lawsuits against Apple and Google, and the economics of the App Store

“Epic's complaints are very well-crafted, but the hurdle for establishing an antitrust violation is high”

And another Games of Thrones twist in an epic fight: “Apple alleges that Epic Games asked for an individual arrangement with Apple, producing three emails from Epic CEO Tim Sweeney that bolster its claim.” https://www.cnbc.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
CNBC

In a legal filing, Apple accuses Epic Games of anticompetitive behavior, producing three emails from Tim Sweeney to show that Epic asked for a special deal

Kif Leswing / CNBC :

WordPress update and bug fix was held back because there was a way they could sell hosting without Apple getting a share: https://www.macrumors.com/...
2020-08-23 View on X
The Verge

Matt Mullenweg says Automattic will add IAP for WordPress.com plans to WordPress iOS app after Apple froze app updates and demanded the addition

❗ Punctuation matters Paul Thurrott / Thurrott : Apple's At It Again, This Time With WordPress Joe Wituschek / iMore : WordPress says Apple has blocked it from updating its iOS app...