European Commission fines Apple €1.8 billion for abusing its position in music streaming
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- AnonD-1137263
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- 05 Mar 2024
you have to suffer, 05 Mar 2024apple lossless is useless if they transmit through wireless... moreman iphone kids has no clue what ''codec'' is .. and + they don't care ..
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- AnonD-1137263
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- 05 Mar 2024
At least 5 bilion it should be since 2007
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- 05 Mar 2024
Optional, 05 Mar 2024I mean, Apple music is superior than Spotify in terms of so... moreapple lossless is useless if they transmit through wireless which usually uses aac or other lossy codecs.
you just don't get the full potential of it. unless they have put some dedicated DAC either inside the phone or wireless earphones and headphones.
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- 05 Mar 2024
potato4k, 05 Mar 2024Normal user cannot uninstall system webview nor the Chrome ... moreWell, at least here i give you right, google should stop force install of Chrome, gmail and other google crapp, they should also be forced to describe word for word, why play services need so many permissions, what are they doing with this permissions are they really needed? Also they should be forced to allow people to chose if they want an app (no matter which) to be able to use the network connection or not. Also people should be able to chose what app starts when android boots. Allot of useless apps, like games start and eat RAM memory and other ressouces for no reason other then legally stealing information and offer it to ad providers.
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Marco M, 05 Mar 2024I think Google's workaround is that Chrome is not defa... moreActually it’s search engines not browsers
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Degener8, 05 Mar 2024EU should take that money and invest in Nokia so they can h... morelet them leave, it is not in EU interest to have competotors to these behemoths
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- 05 Mar 2024
Maximizing profits only thing that matters as long customers paying apple keeps abusing
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- HereWeGoAgain
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- 05 Mar 2024
By now that money received by Europe are beign redirected to the Ukraine - Russia "thing", trust me. Europe is seeking funds to colaborante with that, and thats what Apple playing for. Nothing eles.
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- 05 Mar 2024
Companies are being bullied by these commissions how can you expect me to create a product and support my competitors on that product...after all there are other brands which are not apple and people are comfortable to use any brand if they are not comfortable with what apple is offering
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- 05 Mar 2024
potato4k, 05 Mar 2024Normal user cannot uninstall system webview nor the Chrome ... moreI think Google's workaround is that Chrome is not default from the start.
When you start your phone for the first time, you are prompted with a list of browsers to choose from. Obviously the majority will choose Google Chrome as it is the most familiar option to them, so this does indeed have a limited effect and google's dominance continues.
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- 05 Mar 2024
potato4k, 05 Mar 2024Normal user cannot uninstall system webview nor the Chrome ... moreOEM can skip and preload aosp os
But they are lazy so get help from Google and Google ask them to bundle gms
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2024
Nah its probably going to be down to couple hundred millions, Its Apple.
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2024
That’s a lot of muni fones
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- Ammy
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- 05 Mar 2024
Why are you using AI art? Just pay for GettyImages.
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- AlienNextDoor
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- 05 Mar 2024
What a bunch of sore whiny loosers.
They get caught with not just their hands in the cooky jar, but their legs as well, and still they blame others for trying to do the same, rather than just apologies.
I'd rather go back to a Nokia 3310 than use an Apple product.
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geordie81, 05 Mar 2024Not sure if you remember depending on your age, but way bac... moreYou know, the sad part is Microsoft these days is 100 times worse and forcing users to use their browser, use Edge for PDFs, promote Office, force you to create or link Microsoft account to your OS, share statistics data as default, "recommend" apps in OS etc.
Imagine the fine EU would give to MS if they would to investigate them again.
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- Anonymous
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- 05 Mar 2024
potato4k, 05 Mar 2024You can always install any browsers on Windows. Microsoft g... moreWrong
Google does not force GMS, it's that GMS is part of the package that Google sells to phone companies. For anyone that doesn't like GMS, there's aosp, without Google Apps, same thing that huawei put on their phones after the ban.
So there is a choice there. Do research before typing
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- 05 Mar 2024
CompactLover, 05 Mar 2024EU user sure is dumb since they only get single course of i... moreI'm willing to wager that overwhelming majority of smartphone users aren't tech-smart and, so, wouldn't know of alternative means of subscribing especially when there isn't a guide of sorts inside the app. Most people, in every continent and location, simply head to the platform's app market.
A lot of you guys tend to be discriminative for no good reason.