* Posts by MichaelLoucks

3 publicly visible posts • joined 18 Jul 2018

Sounds like Spotify and Epic have been chatting: Music streamer blasts Apple One service as 'anti-competitive'

MichaelLoucks

The only companies bitching are the ones who want a complete free ride on Apple's platform, where Apple gets ZERO. While 30% (and 15% for subsequent years) might be high, I use Patreon which takes 10% of pledges for payment processing and hosting. What Epic and Spotify want would be the equivalent of Patreon being forced to host my content for free, and letting me use my own payment system in place of theirs, on THEIR platform, with them getting zero.

When Spotify start paying reasonable royalties, then perhaps I’ll care what they say. As for Epic, They made their bed by breaking the rules. Generally 7nder US law that means the do not have ‘clean hands’ and in our system, “equity only comes with clean hands’.”

Smart speaker maker Sonos takes heat for deliberately bricking older kit with 'Trade Up' plan

MichaelLoucks

Simple solution for consumers...

Sell your old gear for the equivalent of the discount. Win-win for all involved (except Sonos, but who cares?)

Fork it! Google fined €4.34bn over Android, has 90 days to behave

MichaelLoucks

Re: > "And Google technology is far more pervasive than Microsoft's ever was."

Apple has a tiny marketshare compared to Android (phones) or Windows (computers). They aren't even close to a plurality, let alone a monopoly. Competition laws are different when you aren't the monopoly company.