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Please turn this ship around, Phil Schiller

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Apple support wants to talk ! ---- Replying to @keleftheriou We’d like to look into this further. If you’re interested, DM us some additional details and we’ll go from there. https://twitter.com/AppleSupport/status/1274817193868484609

What could they possibly do, other than make things worse for him? If the problem goes up to directors, then doesn't that imply that Apple won't change?

Oh boy that e-mail chain looks interesting! But I’ll reserve my judgement until it gets released.

Please, someone at the DOJ, take antitrust seriously. This demands a breakup.

Put the hardware and OS in the hands of different companies and let alternative software solutions spring up.

Edit. To the downvoters: neverminding the excessive tax, do you consider the toll on innovation this kind of gatekeeping causes? All the wasted human capital spent bending to this draconian ruleset?

All for access to general computing devices that the public uses. Stuff that used to be wide open, but that is now under lock and key.

This isn't fucking fair.

Yes, but separating the software and hardware is not the answer. Instead the app store should be regulated or there should be alternative app stores.

Yes, yes it is. That will force open hardware specs, right-to-repair, limit damaging DRM, and encourage competitive software and hardware markets. And even multiple software stores, if that's what the market wants.

What if Apple removes the app store entirely? Would that be more fair?

If they allow installing software from outside of the store, that would be fair. If they forbid installing software entirely, that would be fair too, but would turn iPhone into a dumbphone.

The head-scratcher for me is that people would rather battle this out with Apple so they can release compiled binary apps for projects that simply display text and images and buttons instead of just using the web for free.

It's only the extreme minority of apps in the app store that couldn't be perfectly usable experiences on the web. Even moreso if developer momentum moved there on mobile.

The larger looming issue is we're seeing big tech selectively enforce their rules and guidelines. They've become arbiters of truth and virtue.

I hope the email chain is released, it would be helpful to know the thinking process in Apple.

It looks like what people were thinking is really what's happening and apple is not looking out for users

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