Topic: Applepocalypse (Read 41715 times)

Mongrel · « **Reply #300 on:** December 09, 2010, 07:55:57 AM »

Okay, this isn't really newsworthy, and it's not even much of an Apple story, but I just had to share because this headline is just too funny: Hidden charges in iTunes game snares kids, Smurf backlash ensues

(I mean, I would have quoted the headline, but then someone would have asked for the link anyway, so... )

Brentai · « **Reply #301 on:** January 08, 2011, 06:58:31 PM »

VLC pulled from the App Store because Apple's DRM practices violate the GPL.

And the owner of a piracy site is mad at VLC's original developer for it.

What?

Mongrel · « **Reply #302 on:** January 08, 2011, 07:05:06 PM »

François · « **Reply #303 on:** January 08, 2011, 07:55:52 PM »

"When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers." Taking the side of the grass is all well and good but you still gotta realize that on one side there's an elephant named Steve Jobs and on the other side there's an elephant named Free Software Developers Trying To Avoid Sliding Down The Slope That Ends In A Big Pool Of Getting Fucked In The Ass.

Thad · « **Reply #304 on:** January 10, 2011, 09:53:35 PM »

This is pretty much why I find the "Piracy is wrong because it deprives people of money" argument to be toxic: it implies that copyright infringement of free software is A-OK.

Saw a Cnet article a couple months back that acted incredulous about this story, as if it were a man-bites-dog thing and the devs are CRAZY for not letting Apple violate their license because hell, it's not like they charge for their software!

He even included the following sentence:

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Apple doesn't collect any money for hosting the app, and the DRM (which to my thinking doesn't impact iOS usability in the slightest) is necessary to prevent piracy.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #305 on:** January 11, 2011, 03:38:27 AM »

hey Thad is that you in like half the comments of that page

Thad · « **Reply #306 on:** January 11, 2011, 08:58:08 AM »

...yeah, it was a slow day at work.

On the plus side, now Google image searches for my name pull up pictures from Cnet!

TA · « **Reply #307 on:** January 12, 2011, 02:50:50 PM »

Using an iPhone when it's cold outside voids the warranty, says Apple.

Mongrel · « **Reply #308 on:** January 12, 2011, 03:23:32 PM »

I like that they're trying that line in NORWAY.

Like, I'm sure Scandinavia isn't their hottest sales region but hey, let's not throw this whole market under the bus or anything.

Royal☭ · « **Reply #309 on:** January 12, 2011, 04:55:45 PM »

Quote from: Mongrel on January 12, 2011, 03:23:32 PM

Like, I'm sure Scandinavia isn't their hottest sales region but hey, let's not leave them out in the cold, or anything

TA · « **Reply #310 on:** January 12, 2011, 05:05:13 PM »

Also currently at warranty-voiding temperatures: New York City, Washington DC.

TA · « **Reply #311 on:** January 29, 2011, 10:06:25 AM »

Update: Live in Finland? Mistakenly purchase an iPhone, thinking it was a functional device? You are owed a refund.

According to the quality reporting at the Register, of course, this is obviously a Nokia-funded conspiracy to slander the magical and blameless Apple.

Thad · « **Reply #312 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:57:51 AM »

Yes, because the Reg is so well-known for kissing Apple's ass.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #313 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:00:49 AM »

curse you, nokia, for providing a product standard apple cannot compete with!

TA · « **Reply #314 on:** January 30, 2011, 06:22:41 AM »

Quote from: Thad on January 30, 2011, 03:57:51 AM

Yes, because the Reg is so well-known for kissing Apple's ass.

Well, in the space of two weeks, Bill Ray went from "Apple is totally out of line for saying walking out of a Norwegian Apple Store with your iPhone voids the warranty" to "Silly Fins, it works totally fine! You musta been bribed by Nokia!"

Brentai · « **Reply #315 on:** January 30, 2011, 07:45:38 AM »

Basically anything that happens is a conspiracy by somebody.

A² · « **Reply #316 on:** January 30, 2011, 08:10:16 AM »

TA · « **Reply #317 on:** February 01, 2011, 09:17:54 AM »

Sony e-Reader app barred from App store, Kindle app likely to follow. Turns out Apple won't let apps on there that let you access content you purchased through someone other than them, though they might make an exception if they get their 30% for all non-App Store purchases too.

Classic · « **Reply #318 on:** February 01, 2011, 12:06:08 PM »

... So they're trying to preserve the value of these competing tech toys? What? I don't get it.

Does apple actually believe that their products aren't glorified readers for a significant portion of their user-base?

Brentai · « **Reply #319 on:** February 01, 2011, 12:31:03 PM »

Oh hey I was reading the Kindle version of Dracula on my Android not a minute ago. Serendipitous!

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