NYT: Apple Moves to Tighten Control of App Store - Page 24

CleverClothe · 02-16-2011, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

You've got it all figured out. BTW, in which fortune 100 company are you a member of senior management?

If you mean to say that only CEOs of Fortune 100 companies are capable of making such bad decisions that businesses face plant into the dirt, then I agree.

But any elementary school kid can tell you that 100 minus 70, minus 30 is 0.

vaughnmr · 02-16-2011, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmon

I can't get my iPad to make me popcorn while I stream from Netflix. But it's simply not worth my time to bother with such stuff. Besides, my wife always makes popcorn for me.

You may have some time to make popcorn when Netflix and Amazon are gone...

RockdaMan · 02-16-2011, 09:00 PM

Anyone willing to bet that this has a noticeable affect on iPad sales across the next two quarters?

RobDickinson · 02-16-2011, 09:16 PM

Not at all. Unless lots of apps are pulled and there isnt that many subscription based ones are there?

I hope Amazon pull their app, I dont want to pay another 40% for my books on my kindle because of apples sharp business practices.

Harmon · 02-16-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by vaughnmr

You may have some time to make popcorn when Netflix and Amazon are gone...

Could be. But actually, I rip discs from Netflix & view them at my leisure. And yes, I delete them after I view them - from both my iPad & my computer. If I want to keep the movie, I buy the disc. It's the same with books - anything worth keeping I get in pbook.

Harmon · 02-16-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

Anyone willing to bet that this has a noticeable affect on iPad sales across the next two quarters?

No effect at all. Most people won't care.

Harmon · 02-16-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RobDickinson

Not at all. Unless lots of apps are pulled and there isnt that many subscription based ones are there?

I hope Amazon pull their app, I dont want to pay another 40% for my books on my kindle because of apples sharp business practices.

What sharp business practices? You think they should run the App Store for free?

RobDickinson · 02-16-2011, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Harmon

What sharp business practices? You think they should run the App Store for free?

They allow free apps!

And this isnt any work for them nor costing them anything, apple have to do nothing currently for amazon to sell kindle books via kindle app.

It uses no apple servers, services or resources.

They then choose to force kindle users to buy via apples payment processing system! Note this is NOT the delivery of the actual book either, that still doesnt touch apples systems.

Would you want to pay microsoft for every web page you view in windows?

Sweetpea · 02-17-2011, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Harmon

No effect at all. Most people won't care.

A great affect as most people will notice it. Do you really think that companies will want to keep on creating apple apps if this keeps going on? The one big selling point for Apple was the amount of apps, and if there will be less and less quality apps and only those free, useless or add-ridden apps remain, do you really think people will want to pay top dollar if they can get a similar device, but cheaper with the same apps on the Android platform (or even Win7 Mobile)?

Crowl · 02-17-2011, 08:36 AM

There will still be plenty of good apps on the apple store, but it does seem likely that they will force out a lot of the free apps that are linked to an existing service and a lot of those will have actually been a big selling point for the device.

RockdaMan · 02-17-2011, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

The one big selling point for Apple was the amount of apps,

I'm pretty sure people liked the hardware too.

tubemonkey · 02-17-2011, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by RockdaMan

I'm pretty sure people liked the hardware too.

For me, it was the fact that the iPod touch is the only pocket computer available. I find the hardware lacking, but it's the only game in town. Pity that HTC and other phone makers don't make an Android version.

Graham · 02-17-2011, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

For me, it was the fact that the iPod touch is the only pocket computer available. I find the hardware lacking, but it's the only game in town. Pity that HTC and other phone makers don't make an Android version.

Samsung think as you do...

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-20032221-78.html

Graham

tubemonkey · 02-17-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Graham

Samsung think as you do...

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13970_7-20032221-78.html

Graham

Cool; thanks for the link. I wonder how much they'll charge for the 4" version?

MrsJoseph · 02-17-2011, 01:58 PM

I'm rather annoyed because almost all of the big book sellers have iApps. Does this mean that if they concede we will all pay higher book fees? Apple doesn't even care about ebooks that much! But here they are, bullying themselves into the market - with the added benefit for the consumer of higher book fees.

Apple, go screw yourselves.

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02-16-2011, 09:00 PM	#348
RockdaMan Banned Posts: 1,644 Karma: 213512 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: On the other side of over there Device: Pandigital Novel, Kindle G1 (broken), iPod Touch	Anyone willing to bet that this has a noticeable affect on iPad sales across the next two quarters?

02-16-2011, 09:16 PM	#349
RobDickinson Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: kindle	Not at all. Unless lots of apps are pulled and there isnt that many subscription based ones are there? I hope Amazon pull their app, I dont want to pay another 40% for my books on my kindle because of apples sharp business practices.

02-17-2011, 08:36 AM	#355
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	There will still be plenty of good apps on the apple store, but it does seem likely that they will force out a lot of the free apps that are linked to an existing service and a lot of those will have actually been a big selling point for the device.

02-17-2011, 01:58 PM	#360
MrsJoseph Loves Ellipsis... Posts: 1,554 Karma: 7899232 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Washington, DC Device: Kobo Wifi (broken), nook STR (returned), Kobo Touch, Sony T1	I'm rather annoyed because almost all of the big book sellers have iApps. Does this mean that if they concede we will all pay higher book fees? Apple doesn't even care about ebooks that much! But here they are, bullying themselves into the market - with the added benefit for the consumer of higher book fees. Apple, go screw yourselves.