Hi, this is Wayne again with a topic “Apple is afraid of buttons. Why?”.
( gasps ), You came back.. I never thought I’d see you again. [ Crew Member ], Get it together. James. Apple mostly won. It’S big legal fight with epic games over the iOS app store., But the judge did order Apple to allow app developers to include buttons or links to third-party payment options by December 9th.. It’S we’re not there. Yet. Apple requested a stay on that order, but yesterday it was denied by judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers known in the biz as Gonzo, because she does not care about.
Your feelings. Apple is going to appeal this decision, because lawyers need to eat., But also because they claim it’s going to take months, to figure out how to roll out the change.. I mean, I believe it would take Apple months.. There apparently have to be guardrails and guidelines to protect children, developers, consumers and Apple.
Wait. What are we talking about Links A link to a website in an app Apple? You don’t have to make them. You just have to let the developers add them..
Something Apple has already done for reader apps like Netflix, but who knows Apple is apparently looking into cryptocurrency.. So maybe their engineers are already confused about. Why something that is so decentralized is so popular.. It’S like people, don’t want giant companies controlling what they’re allowed to do.. So weird.
[ Crew, Member ], How do they decide how to act? Apple did make sort of a good guy move. This week though. It announced an upcoming software update that would allow third party repair shops to replace the iPhone 13 screen without breaking face. Id. iFixit pointed out last week that the only way to do this currently is to remove a tiny micro controller from the old screen and solder it on the new screen, which is incredibly difficult and requires special equipment.. But that’s because iPhones are special.. Why didn’t you get this? Meanwhile, at the genius bar ( laughs ), they had a simple software tool that will keep face ID working., No problem., [ Crew, Member ], Even after that. Apple hasn’t said when the update will arrive. But if you don’t want to wait, you can just sign your small business up for the Apple business, essential subscription, which will give you access to signature Apple brand. It management and onsite repairs., So exciting.
A real life Apple genius coming to my office. What do I offer them? Wine, A family, heirloom, A kiss. Google cares about small businesses too, which is why they’re warning them about a potential legislation that could hurt those small businesses.
Bottom line. Business owners have gotten emails from Google, alerting them to the dangers of the of the ending platform monopolies, act. [ Crew, Member ], So spooky.
A proposed bill that would ban Google and other platforms from favoring their own services.. Such a change could make it harder to find your business online, costing you time and money according to Google. Sure it seems desperate, but big tech companies are under more of a threat from proposed regulation than ever., Like the filter bubble of transparency act, which would force Companies like Facebook to provide users with an option to opt out of algorithmic content.
Feeds. I mean it’s got ta, be stronger that IMO. Google themselves just got slapped with a 2.4 billion Euro anti-trust fine over favoring Google shopping results in search, although they may still appeal that., But until then they’re appealing a different kind of appealing to small businesses. Fear Of being buried on page two of the search results. Or if you’re on a phone scrolling, really far.
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I really wanted one for Christmas. Due to, of course, the global supply chain issues currently ravaging the Earth like a plague, a pestilence. [ Crew Member ], As they do. The fifth horseman chip shortage.
In their blog posts Valve, said, they’re. Sorry, which is kind of like apologizing for being late to a meeting, because you were attacked by a team of super villains.. It’S not your fault. [ Crew, Member ].
It happens all the time.. You know [ Crew, Member ]. It’S understandable. Just make the steam deck good, because I need a good portable console to emulate N64 games. On.
Got’em. [ Crew, Member ] Yep, that’s a good one. YouTube is currently rolling out a change that removes the publicly visible dislike counter from all YouTube videos., Including this one in the future., The company says. The research showed that this measure reduces the likelihood users will target a video’s dislike button to drive up the count or drive down the drive up. The dislunk., Which will hopefully ensure no creator ever has to endure a public criticism ever again.. Also, creators can still see their own video’s dislike counts in the YouTube. Studio.
Quantifying hate will soon be a privilege.. You guys better dislike this video, while you can still feel like you’re part of something rude.. Microsoft has announced this surface laptop SE, designed specifically for schools and students, who will be the only entities actually allowed to buy one..
It starts at a cool 250 $ has some decent IO and honestly reminds us of those old plastic Mac books. The surface laptop SE. Will be running windows 11 SE, which is optimized for low end hardware, is easy to set up and manage and has the Microsoft store disabled.
And it also limits window snapping to only two apps at once.. Think of it. This way kids.. It’S like holding two phones at once, huh, Why? Why would you want three: That’s silly., [ Crew Member ], Three Tik Toks is too many. One tic one tok. Reports have been flooding in for weeks now that the OnePlus Nord 2 is exploding, causing damage to clothing and the people wearing the clothing holding the phones.
Oneplus says the incidents are isolated cases, but they’re collecting details to investigate further because you wouldn’t want to initiate a recall until you’re super sure. It’S necessary. Better to let a couple of more pop off first. [ Crew, Member ], Like uh me., You wouldn’t though. [ Crew, Member ] I would. And NASA has announced it’s delaying its moon landing mission from 2024 to 2025., Not because of any technical reason, but Because Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Jeff Bezos sued NASA for giving a contract to SpaceX instead of themselves. And the ensuing litigation took up seven months of NASA’s time. Thanks.
Thanks. [ Crew Member ], Awesome. Thanks.. I’M gon na make a rocket company.
So I can advance humanity.: Oh wait: a second., I’m gon na stifle humanity instead., You — [ Crew Member ]. Only if I get to advance., While Blue Origin has lost the suit, they did succeed in annoying everyone involved, but any publicity is good publicity, especially in space where none of us are going now. Thank you.. This episode has blasted off.
So come back on Friday. For more tech news, starring someone, else. [ Crew Member ], Yeah, not me., Bye, .