GNU socialhttps://gs.jonkman.ca/api/statusnet/conversation/542371.atomConversation2024-03-28T10:32:32-04:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-05-17:noticeId=3366693:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Not last year (2020), 2019.1070063http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-05-17T23:30:32+00:002021-05-17T23:30:32+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=af6847997f87ddcehttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/notetag:nu.federati.net,2021-05-17:noticeId=3366692:objectType=noteNew note by lnxw48a1Apple's App Store had 78% profit margins last year <a href="https://apple.slashdot.org/story/21/05/03/1639255/apples-app-store-had-78-margin-in-2019-epic-expert-says" title="https://apple.slashdot.org/story/21/05/03/1639255/apples-app-store-had-78-margin-in-2019-epic-expert-says" rel="nofollow noreferrer" class="attachment">https://nu.federati.net/url/281161</a> [apple slashdot org] <br /><br /> Though it is hard to feel any sympathy for #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/epicgames" rel="tag">Epic_Games</a></span> (being motivated by wanting to capture gamers in their own store, not to free #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/ios" rel="tag">iOS</a></span> users from captivity to Apple's store), I'm leaning toward wanting them to win their suit, just because #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/apple" rel="tag">Apple</a></span> and #<span class="tag"><a href="https://nu.federati.net/tag/google" rel="tag">Google</a></span> exercise way too much control over what people can install on the devices they pay for.1070062http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post2021-05-17T23:30:03+00:002021-05-17T23:30:03+00:00http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/personhttps://nu.federati.net/user/2lnxw48a1Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .lnxw48a1LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}Main account. A GNU+Linux bearing nomad migrating across a Windows-centric desert. I save the world from incompetent headquarters IT folks. I invite comment and discussion, but I dislike arguing .{58024A03-1021-499E-B14D-DF4537889BF8}tag:nu.federati.net,2021-05-17:objectType=thread:nonce=af6847997f87ddce