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Epic v Apple Deadline Day - The district court's injunction against Apple's anti-steering guidelines *would* have gone into effect today. But...it didn't, and the ramifications will be felt across the iOS ecosystem. How did the ninth circuit arrive at its decision to pause the injunction? Sometimes we know what we're talking about...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/FJ7ER_GBUCw #Epic #Apple #Injunction *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "App Store Review Guidelines" https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ Ninth Opinions (Dec 2021) https://www.scribd.com/document/545680953/21-12-08-Order-Granting-Apple-Motion-to-Stay-Injunction https://www.scribd.com/document/545681724/21-12-08-Order-Denying-CAF-Et-Al-Motion-to-File-Acb Foss Patents Blog http://www.fosspatents.com/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

Epic v Apple has reached a milestone, as the district court's deadline to prevent Apple's use of an anti-steering provision is upon us. What is the status of Apple's appeal to the Ninth Circuit? (And why do I still think a stay is likely?) The law moves slow...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/VBaFtXm3Kr4 #Epic #Apple #Injunction *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 05:09 Apple Requests a Stay from the Ninth Circuit 18:05 Epic Opposes Apple's Request 25:46 CAF Tries to File as a "Friend" 28:22 Apple Redoubles Its Efforts 34:25 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "App Store Review Guidelines" https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ Foss Patents Blog http://www.fosspatents.com/ Ninth Circuit Motion Documents (Nov-Dec 2021) https://www.scribd.com/document/540698847/21-11-16-9th-Cir-Apple-Motion-to-Stay-Injunction https://www.scribd.com/document/542808496/21-11-26-Epic-Games-Opposition-to-Apple-Motion-to-Stay-Injunction-9th-Cir https://www.scribd.com/document/544010067/21-11-30-Apple-Response-to-Motion-for-Leave-to-File-Acb https://www.scribd.com/document/544010068/21-11-30-Apple-Reply-in-Support-of-Motion-to-Stay-Injunction *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

"Epic vs Apple" Phase 2 continues in earnest with both parties now having notified the Ninth Circuit of their intent to appeal the trial court's decision. But while Epic continues to work on its brief, Apple has something more immediate to worry about: a 90 timer on the trial court's injunction of its "anti-steering" provision - a timer Apple would just as soon see paused, and its got plenty of arguments as to why. Stay means "it doesn't stay" ...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/2cjFnqdZXA4 #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 04:00 Apple Asks Court to Stay Injunction (Overview) 18:12 Apple Argues It is Harmed 20:23 Poor Reporting and Poor Paddle 33:04 Apple Argues It Will Win Appeal 42:53 How Does the Injunction Help Epic, Exactly? 44:53 An Expansive View of California Law 51:06 Waiting For Things to Settle 53:34 Conclusion (Wait for Ninth Circuit) *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Epic v Apple: Just the Trial" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-TrSXpg6irNK7kbZt-NY0O Apple's Notice of Appeal Filed October 8, 2021 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.820.0.pdf Apple's Motion to Stay Injunction Filed October 8, 2021 (Trial Court) https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.821.0_1.pdf "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated June 7, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ Epic Games v Apple Decided September 10, 2021 (N.D. CA) https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21060631/apple-epic-judgement.pdf "What Epic vs Apple means for SaaS" Paddle Blog - October 1, 2021 https://paddle.com/blog/what-epic-vs-apple-means-for-saas/ "All the benefits of the App Store without the hefty price tag" Paddle Website https://paddle.com/platform/in-app-purchase/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

Not one to be put off by such a little thing as a 185 page trial court ruling, Epic Games has done what was anticipated and immediately appealed. In other words "Epic v Apple - Round 2" begins now. So why is Epic appealing when Apple is still on the fence? And what can we learn about the Ninth Circuit reversal rate in the process? We don't skip *appealing* puns...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/nZU_7f91ZDo #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 1:04 Epic Appeals 2:32 Why Appeal? 8:21 When is a Win not a Win? 12:27 Contractual Commissions (Apple and Unreal) 26:30 An Apple Appeal? 28:06 Ninth Circuit and Reversal Stats 32:46 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Epic v Apple: Judgment Day - Who Won? Who Lost? ...and Why? (VL538)" YouTube Video - September 10, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/43CMV8KIs3E "Epic has appealed Friday's ruling in the Epic v. Apple case" The Verge - September 12, 2013 https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/12/22670269/epic-files-appeal-fortnite-legal-battle Epic v Apple Notice of Appeal (9th Circuit) https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21061142/epic-games-appeal.pdf "Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple" The Verge - September 10, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22662320/epic-apple-ruling-injunction-judge-court-app-store "The Epic v. Apple ruling could put a serious dent in Apple's $19 billion App Store business" The Verge - September 10, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22667047/apple-epic-ruling-games-app-store-fortnite-revenue-purchases-business "Epic Wins Big Fortnite Lawsuit Against Apple" Kotaku - September 10, 2021 https://kotaku.com/epic-wins-big-fortnite-lawsuit-against-apple-1847653612 "A COMPREHENSIVE BREAKDOWN OF THE EPIC V. APPLE RULING" The Verge - September 12, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/12/22667694/epic-v-apple-trial-fortnite-judge-yvonne-gonzalez-rogers-final-ruling-injunction-breakdown Epic Games, Inc. v Apple Inc. Filed August 13, 2020 (US N.D. Cal) https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/apple-complaint-734589783.pdf Epic Games v Apple Decided September 10, 2021 (N.D. CA) https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/21060631/apple-epic-judgement.pdf "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated June 7, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "Paid Applications Agreement (Schedules 2 and 3 of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement)" https://developer.apple.com/support/downloads/terms/schedules/Schedule-2-and-3-20210607-English.pdf Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/eula/publishing "Apple hasn't decided whether to appeal the Epic v. Apple ruling" The Verge - September 13, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/13/22671736/epic-apple-fortnite-antitrust-case-ruling-appeal-decision Ninth Circuit 2020 Annual Report https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/judicial-council/publications/AnnualReport2020.pdf *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

A new challenger has entered the "Epic vs Apple" fray, but is South Korea's new "anti-google" bill as significant to the tech titans as some have assumed? There's a difference between rights and means..in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/fruldokyfYc #Epic #Apple #SouthKorea *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:57 South Korea's Ban Bill 10:05 Rights and Means 22:32 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments" Wall Street Journal - August 31, 2021 https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-apple-hit-in-south-korea-by-worlds-first-law-ending-their-dominance-over-app-store-payments-11630403335 "Apple and Google must allow developers to use other payment systems, new Korean law declares " The Verge - August 31, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/31/22643800/apple-google-south-korea-app-store-payment-legislation-passes "Partial amendment to the Telecommunications Business Act" Korean Assembly Page http://likms.assembly.go.kr/bill/billDetail.do?billId=PRC_E2Z1F0E7F2Y0Q1S1N3B4Y5U2A2K2P9 "The App Store Model Is Crumbling" Protocol - September 1, 2021 https://www.protocol.com/newsletters/sourcecode/app-store-law-south-korea "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated June 7, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "A Broken Marketplace" CAF Webpage https://appfairness.org/issues/broken-marketplace/ Epic v Apple Preliminary Injunction Order October 9, 2020 https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf Apple's Answer and Countersuit Epic v Apple - September 8, 2020 Filing https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/66/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/ "Paid Applications Agreement (Schedules 2 and 3 of the Apple Developer Program License Agreement)" https://developer.apple.com/support/downloads/terms/schedules/Schedule-2-and-3-20210607-English.pdf "Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing" As of August 30, 2021 https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/eula/publishing *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

The "Epic vs Apple" opinion is not quite ready for public consumption, but as other developers agree to settlements and Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tries to box Apple into a corner, there's no question that even the trial court's decision is not likely to end this particular fight. Sometimes you aim at another, but hit only yourself...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/LYTHpklbQjA #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:55 The Cameron Settlement 18:00 Terminating Termination 28:08 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Apple, US developers agree to App Store updates that will support businesses and maintain a great experience for users" Apple Press Release - August 26, 2021 https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/08/apple-us-developers-agree-to-app-store-updates/ Epic vs Apple Restraining Order - August 24, 2020 https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.48.0.pdf Cameron vs Apple Initial Complaint - June 4, 2019 https://www.classaction.org/media/cameron-et-al-v-apple-inc.pdf "App Store Small Business Program" Apple Webpage https://developer.apple.com/app-store/small-business-program/ "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated June 7, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "App Store Review Guidelines" As of May 24, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210524174327/https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "Epic v Apple: Endgame (Closing Arguments) (VL480)" Youtube Video - May 24, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/I5WS5D6GydY "Mr. Sweeney is right." Tweet - August 27, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1431326682200387588 "Tech companies using termination of contracts..." Twitter Thread - August 28, 2021 - Tim Sweeney https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1431717803447529479 "Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing" As of August 30, 2021 https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/eula/publishing "Unreal Engine End User License Agreement For Publishing" As of November 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129172005/https://www.unrealengine.com/ko/eula/publishing *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

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"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived, and as Tim Sweeney now famously said, we're in for some "fireworks"! On day ten, even more economists (and one returning guest star) talk past each other...to sometimes hilarious effect! We're all probably starting to feel a bit bad for the judge...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/YUXciVFjuqQ #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Epic Games Store Strategy (Influencer Payments) 06:26 Roblox Gets Out of the Way 11:27 Day 10 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson) 13:52 A Lack of Baselines (Evans) 15:53 Hitting back at Hitt (Evans) 17:35 Consoles Won't be Affected (Evans) 18:49 Mobile Devices and Essential Facilities (Evans) 21:07 China, Rogue Stores, Steering and more (Evans - Cross) 34:49 Financial Principles (Barnes; Barnes - Cross) 41:15 SSNIP, SSNIP (Rossi; Rossi - Cross) 47:52 Security and the Value of App Review (Mickens) 56:56 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Epic v Apple: Just the Trial" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-TrSXpg6irNK7kbZt-NY0O "Epic wanted Sony’s PlayStation PC games to compete with Steam, documents show" The Verge - May 11, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/11/22424596/epic-games-store-sony-playstation-pc-games-steam-competition Epic Games Store Strategy Documents https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/20705652-epic-games-store-presentation "Apple said Roblox developers don’t make games, and now Roblox agrees" The Verge - May 14, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/14/22436014/apple-roblox-epic-fortnite-trial-what-is-game-name-change "iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Payments" Roblox Support Page https://en.help.roblox.com/hc/en-us/articles/203312760-iTunes-Google-Play-and-Amazon-Payments "App Store Review Guidelines" Apple Webpage https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "Day 10 of Epic v. Apple..." Twitter Thread - May 14, 2021 - Adi Robertson https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1393219729918201856 "Want to understand the future of Android in Europe? Look at China" The Verge - October 17, 2018 https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/17/17984976/android-europe-future-china-play-store-european-commission-antitrust "Epic v Apple: Sony Sued on Epic's "Monopoly" Theory (Day 3 Catch-Up) (VL463)" YouTube Video - May 6, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/39uHY-bH3-k "Horizontal Merger Guidelines" US Department of Justice https://www.justice.gov/atr/horizontal-merger-guidelines-08192010 "Mobile Security: Android vs iOS — which one is safer?" Kaspersky Webpage https://www.kaspersky.com/resource-center/threats/android-vs-iphone-mobile-security "Hackers are finding ways to hide inside Apple’s walled garden" MIT Technology Review - March 1, 2021 https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/01/1020089/apple-walled-garden-hackers-protected/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived and as Tim Sweeney now famously said we're in for some "fireworks"! On day five of the trial, Apple continues feeling the heat with testimony from Trystan Kosmynka, while Epic Game Store head Steven Allison talks about selling games. The court, meanwhile, detours into unlikely conversations about wide ranging topics such as Roblox and itch.io's "sensitive materials". It's Roblox and the angry Itch today...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/MZlTNwbqDwk #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:38 Apple Motion Against Microsoft Witness 04:47 Day 5 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson, Nick Statt) 06:24 The Blind Alley of Roblox (Kosmynka) 16:00 Is App Review Effective? (Kosmynka) 22:10 Steve Allison - General Manager EGS 23:29 The Cost of Free Games (Allison) 25:54 Security and Fraud at EGS (Allison) 28:53 Making Money with EGS (Allison) 32:05 Warnings and Depositions (Allison) 34:59 Itching for a Fight - Itch.io App Access (Allison) 45:11 Apples, Oranges, and Ooblets 48:44 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Apple isn't happy with Microsoft's Xbox executive testimony." Tweet - May 7, 2021 - Tom Warren https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1390637440273162246 "Day 5 of Epic v. Apple!" Twitter Thread - May 7, 2021 - Adi Robertson https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1390688458658652165 "Epic v. Apple Day 5 kicks off..." Twitter Thread - May 7, 2021 - Nick Statt https://twitter.com/nickstatt/status/1390684367161380869 "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated February 1, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#business "Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit" Games Industry Biz - May 5, 2021 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-05-three-key-discoverability-takeaways-from-the-epic-apple-lawsuit "The itch desktop client is now available on the Epic Games Store!" Itch.io Blog - April 22, 2021 https://itch.io/blog/245490/the-itch-desktop-client-is-now-available-on-the-epic-games-store "Apple is using Itch.io’s ‘offensive and sexualized’ games as a cudgel against Epic" The Verge - May 7, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22425759/epic-apple-trial-app-store-itch-io-offensive-sexualized-unspeakable-games-day-5 "Epic, Mixer, Ooblets, and Ninjas: A Lawyer's View on Exclusivity and Messaging (VL80)" YouTube Video - August 2, 2019 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/kUmNwQrEKN8 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived and as Tim Sweeney now famously said we're in for some "fireworks"! On day four of the trial, Apple finally feels the spotlight of the witness stand as Apple App Store VP Matthew Fischer is asked about everything App Store, from guidelines to Apple's (lack of) studies on consumer spending. Oh, and Roblox somehow gets involved. It's grilled Apple time (Yum!)...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/cMaaxUWABl8 #Epic #Apple #Lawsuit *** SUPPORT THE CHANNEL PATREON - https://www.patreon.com/VirtualLegality STREAMLABS - https://streamlabs.com/richardhoeg STORE - https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Selling Search Functions (US House) 05:25 Understanding the Closed Xbox Argument (Verge) 08:27 Day 4 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson) 09:36 Payments and Project Liberty 19:01 Apple Exec Grilled (Matthew Fischer) 21:52 Back to Selling Search 22:57 Monopoly Stickiness (Lack of Studies) 25:48 Judge Issues 27:47 A Parade of Unhappy Developers 32:01 Is Apple Arcade a Store? 33:29 Third Parties and Security 35:20 Treatment of Business Partners 47:07 What is a Roblox? 50:37 Making Mistakes 52:36 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "An Antitrust Epic" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Epic v Apple: Opening Salvos (Days 1 and 2) (VL460)" YouTube Video - May 4, 2021 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/PfTcTyVM-ck "Tim Sweeney getting angry at Apple in 2018" Tweet - May 6, 2021 -Tom Warren https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1390344929122062336 "Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets" Majority Staff Report - Subcommittee on Antitrust, US House of Representatives https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/competition_in_digital_markets.pdf "Day 4 of Epic v. Apple..." Twitter Thread - May 6, 2021 - Adi Robertson https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1390323366494617610 "Here are Apple’s and Epic’s full slideshows arguing why they should win at trial" The Verge - May 3, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22417725/apple-vs-epic-full-trial-slideshows-opening-arguments Epic v Apple Preliminary Injunction Order October 9, 2020 https://www.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364265/gov.uscourts.cand.364265.118.0.pdf "Important testimony coming up in Epic v. Apple Day 4..." Twitter Thread - May 6, 2021 - Nick Statt https://twitter.com/nickstatt/status/1390381812581601282 "App Store Review Guidelines" Updated February 1, 2021 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#business "Roblox" Microsoft Store Webpage https://studio.youtube.com/video/cMaaxUWABl8/edit?o=U *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com

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Microsoft has been in the news quite a bit recently. But are alliances with GameStop, Epic, and the Coalition for App Fairness (against Apple), really all that significant? Let's talk business strategy, enterprise partnership, and smoke and mirrors. Microsoft is trying to power *its* dreams...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/xzxj39C2FK0 #Micrsoft #Xbox #Epic *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:51 On GameStop 11:14 On Epic and the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) 32:47 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "GameStop Announces Multi-year Strategic Partnership with Microsoft" Press Release - October 8, 2020 http://news.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-release-details/gamestop-announces-multi-year-strategic-partnership-microsoft "Microsoft Store announces new approach to retail" Press Release - June 26, 2020 https://news.microsoft.com/2020/06/26/microsoft-store-announces-new-approach-to-retail/ "Sony says its relationship with Microsoft is ‘deepening’ following cloud tech deal" VGC - May 19, 2020 - Andy Robinson https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-its-relationship-with-microsoft-is-deepening-following-cloud-tech-deal/ "10 app store principles to promote choice, fairness and innovation" Microsoft Blog - October 8, 2020 https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2020/10/08/app-store-fairness-caf-interoperability-principles/ "our vision for the future" Coalition for App Fairness https://appfairness.org/our-vision/ "Microsoft told employees it plans to release a browser-based app for the Xbox Game Pass streaming service next year that will get around Apple App Store rules: 'We absolutely will end up on iOS'" Business Insider - October 8, 2020 - Ashley Stewart https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-xbox-game-pass-apple-iphone-ipad-2020-10 "App Store Review Guidelines" Apple - Updated September 11, 2020 https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com STORE: https://teespring.com/stores/hoeg-law-store

In a "surprise" reaction to blatant breach of contract, the injured party has notified the other of the breach and told them to fix it...or have their agreement terminated. But when it's Apple doing the "retaliatory" notifying and the breaching party is Epic Games, well, you can be sure that the action will be framed as an affront to public decency, morality, liberty, and the sanctity of family (no, I'm not kidding). What has Apple done and what have they asked for? If Apple can terminate an agreement "for any or no reason", what is this fight even about? And can Epic really force another company to support it - by force of a court order? We sell the popcorn *and* the butter...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/Tw2Xzejnf74 #Epic #FreeFortnite #Lawsuits *** Discussed in this episode: "Epic vs Everyone: The Fortnite Antitrust Lawsuits" YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV "Epic Games asks court to stop Apple pulling its developer tools next week" Engadget - August 17, 2020 - Nicole Lee https://www.engadget.com/epic-fortnite-apple-lawsuit-developer-tools-190559744.html Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Epic) Epic v Apple (Case No. 3:20-CV-05640-EMC) https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/epic-v-apple-8-17-20-768927327.pdf "App Store Review Guidelines" https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com

When we called Epic's mobile Fortnite discounts a declaration of war, we honestly had no idea how right we were. Now it's clear that Epic's actions were not only deliberately inciting Apple, but also baiting them into taking action against Fortnite only to set the groundwork for Epic's filing of a federal lawsuit What does Epic allege is Apple's anti-competitive activity? What is the Sherman antitrust act, and how does its application hinge on one very important factual determination? And what would a win by Epic here mean for Google, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and many, many more. Other channels may have ordinary tanks, but we've got a Sherman...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/y04zz5g1_08 #Epic #FreeFortnite #Apple *** CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction (Background) 02:09 Apple Strikes Back 03:50 Epic Springs Its Trap 5:15 Epic Games vs Apple (Overview) 13:45 Epic's Theory of the Case 22:15 Monopolizing Its Own Product 35:14 A Tour of the Sherman Act (Setting the Market) 43:10 Epic's Claims 48:44 Conclusion *** Discussed in this episode: "Epic Declares War on Apple/Google...with Fortnite (VL285)" YouTube Video - August 13, 2020 - Hoeg Law https://youtu.be/Xb1E6-okFxQ "THE FORTNITE MEGA DROP - PERMANENT DISCOUNTS UP TO 20%" Epic Games Post - August 13, 2020 https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent "App Store Review Guidelines" Apple Developer Post https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store" The Verge - August 13, 2020 - Nick Statt https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/21366438/apple-fortnite-ios-app-store-violations-epic-payments "Holy crap. Epic baited them deliberately for this outcome." Tweet - August 13, 2020 - Richard Hoeg (@hoeglaw) https://twitter.com/HoegLaw/status/1293995014629085185 Epic Games, Inc. v Apple Inc. Filed August 13, 2020 (US N.D. Cal) https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/apple-complaint-734589783.pdf "Fortnite Party Royale will premiere a new short: Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite." Tweet - August 13, 2020 - Fortnite (@FortniteGame) https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1293984290326433792 "Epic Game's Nineteen Eighty-Fortnite spot" Tweet - August 13, 2020 - Alex Medina (@mrmedina) https://twitter.com/mrmedina/status/1294003691947585536 "Monopolizing trade a felony; penalty" 15 USC 2 (Sherman Act Sec. 2) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/2 "Trusts, etc., in restraint of trade illegal; penalty" 15 USC 1 (Sherman Act Sec. 1) https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1 "The Antitrust Laws" Federal Trade Commission Site https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/antitrust-laws "Exclusive rights in copyrighted works" 17 USC 106 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/106 "Single Firm Conduct" Federal Trade Commission Site https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct "Monopolization Defined" Federal Trade Commission Site https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-antitrust-laws/single-firm-conduct/monopolization-defined *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com

When is a discount more than a discount? When it's a declaration of war. Epic Games' reduction of prices on Fortnite V-Bucks in all locations (except two very specific ones), has all the makings of the company's previous attempt to bust Steam's lock on 30% platform fees through their Epic Games Store Platform. Now, however, the company has turned its ire to the 30% collected by each of the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store. There's a lot to consider here. The war is likely to last longer than a Fortnite...in Virtual Legality. CHECK OUT THE VIDEO AT: https://youtu.be/Xb1E6-okFxQ #Epic #Fortnite #Apple *** Discussed in this episode: "Fortnite Lowers V-Bucks Prices, Calls out Apple and Google's 'Exorbitant' Mobile Payment Fees" IGN - August 13, 2020 - Jordan Oloman https://www.ign.com/articles/fortnite-lowers-v-bucks-prices-calls-out-apple-and-googles-exorbitant-mobile-payment-fees "ANNOUNCING EPIC DIRECT PAYMENT ON MOBILE" Epic Games Post - August 13, 2020 https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/announcing-epic-direct-payment-on-mobile "THE FORTNITE MEGA DROP - PERMANENT DISCOUNTS UP TO 20%" Epic Games Post - August 13, 2020 https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent "FORTNITE MEGA DROP PRESS FAQ" Epic Games Post - August 13, 2020 https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/fortnite-mega-drop-faq "App Store Review Guidelines" Apple Developer Post https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/ "Apple App Store - Principles and Practices" https://www.apple.com/ios/app-store/principles-practices/ "Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement" Updated June 12, 2020 https://play.google.com/about/developer-distribution-agreement.html "Service Fees" Google Play Console Help Page https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/112622?hl=en "When Microsoft's ambitious 'Netflix of gaming' service launches in September, it won't arrive on Apple devices – here's why" Business Insider - August 6, 2020 - Ben Gilbert https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-explains-why-xbox-game-pass-is-not-on-iphone-2020-8 "Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines" The Verge - August 6, 2020 - Nick Statt https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/6/21357771/apple-cloud-gaming-microsoft-xcloud-google-stadia-ios-app-store-guidelines-violations "Well, we have some good news..." Tweet - August 7, 2020 - Facebook Gaming (@FacebookGaming) https://twitter.com/FacebookGaming/status/1291708615015858176 "Apple has gone crazy." Tweet - July 28, 2020 - Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1288139365399633924 "The problem is not a number, and a number isn’t the solution." Tweet - July 31, 2020 - Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/1289227550431031296 *** "Virtual Legality" is a continuing series discussing the law, video games, software, and everything digital, hosted by Richard Hoeg, of the Hoeg Law Business Law Firm (Hoeg Law). CHECK OUT THE REST OF VIRTUAL LEGALITY HERE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy9YAU61GoW-00K0TJOGnPCo DISCUSSION IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE. INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN THE LEGAL TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THIS VIDEO SHOULD CONSULT WITH THEIR OWN COUNSEL. *** Twitter: @hoeglaw Web: hoeglaw.com Blog: hoeglaw.wordpress.com

Combining SwiftUI with other rendering technologies, Rambo’s preparations for the launch of the AirBuddy 2.0 Beta, and lots of thoughts on the recent App Store controversy involving Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service. Also, custom Swift keywords, yay or nay? Sponsored by iMazing: Get 30% off iMazing, the most popular all-purpose iPhone and iPad manager for Mac and PC. Download MP3 Hosts: Gui on Twitter: @_inside John on Twitter: @johnsundell Links Imagine Engine Metal The Core Image kernel API Core Animation’s particle effects API AirBuddy on Twitter Project xCloud The Verge’s article on Apple’s response to xCloud Google Stadia OnLive App Store Review Guidelines SetApp Phil Schiller advances to Apple Fellow Codable Property wrappers Function builders Rust macros Subscribe: 🟣 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Overcast 🟢 Spotify

Ep 133Čika Kosta nam preporučio: VPN Unlimited – Encrypted, Secure & Private online VPN service.Pre WWDCApple adds new MacBook Pro graphics option and Mac Pro SSD upgrade kit – TechCrunchApple launches new 0% Apple Card financing for iPad, Mac, AirPods, and more - 9to5MacApple’s WWDC20 Swift Student Challenge winners determined to shape the future - AppleiOS 13 Installed on 92% of iPhones Released in Last Four YearsApp Store policy - večna temaDHH tweet kojim je počela (Hey) oluja.Protocol: Hey email, App Store rejectionZach Waugh (Hey), još jedanRussel Ivanović (Pocket Casts)Curtis Herbert (Slopes)Jacob Eiting (RevenueCat) o EU istraziDaring Fireball: The Flimsiness of ‘Business vs. Consumer’ as a Justification for Apple’s Rejection of Hey From the App Store for Not Using In-App PurchasesHey nije jedini:Rogue AmeobaAndy IbanezKosta EleftheriouPanic takođe i mnogi drugiTech Crunch: Schiller says position on Hey app is unchangedYou Download the App and it Doesn't WorkLuc Vandal (Edovia)Daniel Jalkut (Red Sweater Software)Jeff JohnsonBrent SimmonsJohn SiracusaHey CEO’s take on Apple’s App Store payment policiesDodatni App Review problemi: vrlo loša obučenost i površnost ljudi koji rade app review.Douglas FischerGuilherme RamboAlek takođe ima priče za uz kafuI onda nakon par dana tišine, tik pred WWDC kao što je Marco Arment predvideo: Hey 1.0.2 odobren za Store sa dodatom opcijom za free trial account.Paul Haddad lepo sumirao.Apple sued for allowing loot boxes in App Store — AppleinsiderWWDC 2020U tradicionalnom Apple saopštenju povodom WWDC-a, provukla se bitna stavka vezana za App Store policy priču:Additionally, two changes are coming to the app review process and will be implemented this summer. First, developers will not only be able to appeal decisions about whether an app violates a given guideline of the App Store Review Guidelines, but will also have a mechanism to challenge the guideline itself. Second, for apps that are already on the App Store, bug fixes will no longer be delayed over guideline violations except for those related to legal issues. Developers will instead be able to address the issue in their next submission.Keynote videoSva predavanja sa WWDC 2020 su javno dostupnaBitne (ne-programerske) stavke:Mac hw prelazi na Apple Siliconnaredni macOS se zove Big Sur i nosi verziju 11i(Pad)OS 14 ima svoj Newton momenat i to radi stravawatchOS 7 će nas opominjati ako ne peremo ruke kako treba.Apple sada dozvoljava promenu default emaila i browsera.IAP kupovine sada mogu da se dele kroz Family sharing.Apple announces Mac transition to Apple siliconApple Transitioning Macs to Custom Chips With 'Incredible' Performance Within the Next Two Years — MacRumorsIntel insider claims it finally lost Apple because Skylake QA 'was abnormally bad' - PCGamer500$ i iPad Pro…pardon, Mac mini + Apple Silicon je tvoj.Tu je i posebna verzija Xcode 12 sa podrškom za kompajliranje Universal 2 apps.Parallels i VMWare rade sa Appleom na podršci za virtualizacijuNon macOS boot izgleda neće biti moguć na tim budućim Macovima.Unity takođe.Macs with Apple silicon will get new, refined boot and recovery mode – Six ColorsJason Snell i Dan Moren napisali i seriju sjajnih postova o zanimljivim momentima sa sesija. Ima ih još, čitajte Six Colors redovno i pretplatite se ako možete.Apple’s new App Clips: Tiny apps you run with a tapKuba Suder: notes from WWDC 20202Apocalypse Now: per WWDC, the IDFA is dead | Mobile Dev MemoEric Seufert i Nebojša Radović o IDFA promenama i posledicama po direct mobile marketing.Apple Pay samo što nije, u Srbiji.ZanimljivostiDejan Ristanović: U Rakovici postoji ulica Denisa RičijaZahvalniceSnimljeno 26.6.2020.Uvodna muzika by Vladimir Tošić, stari sajt je ovde.Logotip by Aleksandra IlićArtwork episodeVir, 2006.by Saša Montiljo, njegov kutak na Devianartu.

I’m not trying to be coy, but what is the iPhone itself? A business device or a consumer product? Using *or* instead of *and* as the conjunction there is clearly laughable. https://daringfireball.net/2020/06/hey_app_store_rejection_flimsiness David Pierce, in an update to his Protocol reportI commented on earlierApp Store Review Guidelinesmy public contact address for Daring Fireballin a follow-up on Twitter1the employees

We follow up on home delivery of Apple products, music scoring apps, and Byte Conf online conference. In reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic Apple tells employees to work from home, tells consumers that they can disinfect their iPhones, Microsoft launches and online conference, and we discuss how cancelling events and self-quarantines save lives, by flattening the curve.Apple will fix third-generation iPad Air screens that permanently go black. Apple Watches may soon detect blood oxygen levels. Apple Watch Series 6 and watchOS 7 to include 'Infograph Pro' with tachymeter, Schooltime and kids mode, sleep tracking and more. Apple has updated App Store Review Guidelines on spam, Push Notifications, App Store Reviews and MDM Apps. Composable Decorators vs. Imperative Utility Methods. Whaddaya Mean, You Can’t Find Programmers? Picks: Doodles-as-A-Service Repo, The Best Advice For Remote Work Success From 10 Global Teams. illustration by Toby Morris Special Guest: Mike Vinakmens.

Sorry. Das erste Release dieser Episode hatte einen blöden Fehler, weshalb die Kapitelmarken nicht gepasst haben. Das ist nun gefixt. Zu unserem Gast: Tim Pritlove ist Podcaster der ersten Stunde +++ Hier nur ein kleiner Einblick in sein Schaffen: CRE, Freak Show, Logbuch Netzpolitik, Unsere kleine Welt, Raumzeit +++ Schon 2010 sprach er auf der Republica, 2011 auch schon direkt über Podcasts +++ Zum Thema Podcast: Tim hört Podcasts derzeit mit Castro, ebenfalls empfehlenswert findet er Apple Podcasts, Nachtrag: Pocket Casts gibt es sowohl auf iOS, Android und auch im Web +++ Schack nutzt lieber Overcast +++ Aufreger der Woche: Osram macht die Lichter aus: Lightify wird dumm +++ Apple hat die App-Store-Review-Guidelines überarbeitet. Werbung per Push-Nachricht ist nun endgültig verboten +++ Carsharing in Hamburg: Caspar testet weiter +++ Tim’s Empfehlung für E-Roller: Gogoro +++ Der Anbieter Coup wurde von Lime gekauft und kommt bald zurück auf die Straße +++  Zum Feedback: Um die Foto-Mediathek zu reparieren, halte beim Start der Fotos-App die Tasten [alt] und [cmd] gedrückt. +++ Neues von Apple: Apple sagt die WWDC ab! Vielleicht eine Chance für mehr Online-Partizipation. +++ Im März wird es wohl auch kein Event geben +++ App-Fundstücke: Gehör trainieren mit Auricula +++ Die App des Elbphilharmonie-Orchesters gibt es hier NDR EO +++ Hardware: Schack testet die neuen Momentum True Wireless 2 von Sennheiser. +++ Streaming: Auf Apple TV+ gibt es jetzt das Spielberg-Reboot Amazing Stories  +++ Disney+ geht (pünktlich zum Lockdown) an den Start. Podcast-Empfehlung: Folge 158 „The Case of the Missing Hit“ von reply all In eigener Sache: Wir suchen noch immer Autoren! Bewertet uns bei iTunes, klickt auf „Abonnieren“ beim Podcatcher eurer Wahl. Vielen Dank!

Today we share our take on some Apple news and rumors that have recently come to light. We discuss some changes to the App Store Review Guidelines that will affect white label apps in the iOS App Store, how those changes might affect other non-white label apps that have been affected by Apple’s crackdown, some […]

Today we tackle a variety of topics including the removal of some Games sub-categories in the App Store, some follow-up on the recent change to the App Store Review Guidelines that prohibit white label apps, and an apparent crackdown on apps that use web-based apps without an in-app purchase equivalent. Release Notes 2017 Release Notes […]

A few episodes back, we mentioned in passing a change to the App Store Review Guidelines that seemed to outlaw white label apps. Turns out we aren’t the only ones that noticed this. The events industry relies on white label apps, and this change has caused quite a panic among event organizers. So today we […]

In today’s episode we discuss the recent changes to the App Store Review Guidelines that were announced last week. We look at the announcements, how we think we’ll be affected by them, and what we think the affect will be on the App Store as a whole. Release Notes 2016 If you’re serious about your […]

Apple's WWDC Lottery announcement anchors the show. Additionally we discuss the Macbook speed bump and some changes to App Store Review Guidelines. We chat about getting around SanFrancisco during WWDC, where to stay and commuting to reduce expenses. We also discuss the benefits of attending. We follow up on annotations & instrumentation for Android, Android Studio and the Motor-Trend Apple Car story. We discuss the changes to Apple's developer website: WWDC and App Store Guidelines. We also revisit developer success and salaries. Picks: Hatching Twitter, Classic Programmer Paintings, OOP is Bad and Curing Our Slack Addiction. Episode 88 Show Notes: WWDC 2016 Much Ado About WWDC BART: Bay Area Rapid Transit MUNI Bill Graham Civic Auditorium Macbook Hyper 5-in-1 USB C Hub Developer App Store Page App Store Review Guidelines History  Ray Wenderlich News Letter Quit my full time corporate job. Built an iOS game. It became #1 in the App Store. Touch Arcade Farewell Instacast Rubymotion Xamarin Serious Business Computer GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AMAZON AND MICROSOFT SALARIES 5,000 developers talk about their salaries Better Call Saul Chancellor Hotel Calibri - Mexican Bistro Basecamp 3 How to pronounce Bagel Reposado El Tesoro: De Don Felipe Tequila Dribbble Draftly Now Available Episode 88 Picks: Hatching Twitter Classic programmer paintings OOP is Bad Curing Our Slack Addiction

本期话题包括 YotaPhone、Voice-O-Graph、苹果的新广告「The Song」、音乐开源的可能、以及科幻小说家 Neal Stephenson 加盟 Magic Leap 任「首席未来学家」。欢迎参加《IT 公论》二〇一五新年特别活动，赢取《Indie Game: The Movie》特别版拷贝一份！ 每月三十元，支持李如一和 Rio 把《IT 公论》做成最好的科技播客。请访问 itgonglun.com/member。 圣诞与新年假期马上就要开始了，不管您会在接下来的一个星期里继续努力工作，还是出外游玩充电，李如一和 Rio 都提前祝您节日快乐。为了感谢你们对《IT 公论》的支持，我们准备了特别抽奖活动。在 2015 年 1 月 1 日正午，我们会从参与活动的会员中随机抽选五位，向他们每人赠送一份《Indie Game: The Movie》特别版拷贝。《Indie Game: The Movie》系史上第一部关于游戏制作的纪录片。加拿大导演 Lisanne Pajot 与 James Swirsky 采访了《时空幻境》（ Braid ）、《FEZ》、《超级肉肉哥》（ Super Meat Boy ）等几个著名独立游戏的创作者，记录了他们背后的艰辛、快乐与荣耀。如果你是创业者、音乐家、漫画家、导演、小说家、或任何打算自己做点东西的人，《Indie Game: The Movie》都会让你产生巨大共鸣。 我们将把影片直接以链接形式发送到您的会员邮箱。您可以在线观看，亦可下载高清与标清版本永久收藏。影片为英语对白，繁体中文字幕。参与抽奖的方法请看这个页面。 本期的听众反馈（itgonglun@ipn.li）相当精彩。在 131 期里我们说过软件卖的是使用权，不是所有权。这让一位姓臧的听众想到了《哈利·波特》中妖精贩售的宝剑： 格兰芬多宝剑是戈德里克·格兰芬多在世时从妖精那里买的一把宝剑。这把剑一代代流传下去，人类天经地义地认为它的处置权属于自己，然而妖精认为当时是把这把剑的 「使用权」卖给了「那一个人」，那人死后，这把剑理应回到妖精手中（脑补妖精大喊「Your license has expired! 」）……听起来，人们对于软件应该有妖精对于所属物的觉悟。 听众 Max 指出，德州仪器出品的科学计算器和图形计算器在功能上还是远超 iOS 上的计算器 app: TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus 和 TI-89 等计算器不仅集成了数学和统计学等领域的常用公式/模型计算，可以数值求导、积分、解方程、画图，甚至还可以自己编写简易的程序……整个按键布局和设计也更符合复杂计算的需求。个人感觉对于专业学生/工作而言，iOS 上的计算 app 还是很难取代 TI 系列。目前见过唯一能接近 TI-8x 系列的计算应用就是 WolframAlpha，但它是一个基于网络的解决方案，所以也不能作为 TI-8x 系列的替代品。 我们发现德州仪器自己倒是有做一款名叫 TI-Nspire 的 iPad app，售价三十美元。不过如 Rio 在上期节目中所说，移动设备「不能带进考场」还是个硬伤。 法律工作者山葵酱告诉我们，App Store 的「执法模式」其实跟中国春秋时期的执法模式非常类似。 与 App Store 的「执法模式」最为相似的，可能是春秋时期郑国在「子产铸刑书)」之前的「执法模式」，即「议事以制，不为刑辟」，翻译过来是「衡量事情的轻重来断定罪行，不制定刑法」的意思。我们一般称之为「秘密法」时期。而子产将刑律铸刻在鼎上，是古代中国第一次「公开」发布成文法，开创了公布法律的历史。因此「子产铸刑书」也成了中国法制史上的重要里程碑。 法律居然可以是保密的、不公开的，这在今天看来也许非常荒谬。但是，当时的主流思想认为，法律不公开有以下好处： 一、平民会对法律和统治阶级怀有敬畏之心；不可知的法律更像一种信仰，而非规则。 二、平民不知道法律的具体内容，所以会尽量谨慎地说话和行动，以免因自己的言行触犯了法律而被惩罚。 三、平民如果知道了法律的具体内容，就可能会利用法律的空白或漏洞，做坏事却不受惩罚。 四、统治阶级可以灵活地解释和使用法律，在裁判案件时具体情况具体分析。 假如哪天苹果要出 App Store Review Guidelines 的中文版，这四条几乎可以直接拿来用了。（笑） 一台名叫 YotaPhone 的俄罗斯手机一直令 Rio 感到兴味盎然。它的卖点说来简单：除了正面的五寸 AMOLED 屏幕外，背面还有一块四点七寸的电子墨水（e-ink）屏幕，而且它可以跑完整的安卓系统。用过 Kindle 的人都知道，这样的手机让你不再担心电池续航力。不过虽然《The Verge》的测评认为 YotaPhone 的双屏不只是噱头，但 555 英镑（约 5396 人民币）的售价用来购买续航力和视力保护功能，恐怕还是要犹豫一下。Rio 那么心动不还是没有下手吗？ 说到电子墨水屏幕，我们推荐一中一英两篇关于 Kindle Voyage 的评论。龚民兄的在这里，Jeff Atwood（StackOverflow 创始人）的在这里。 你知道什么是 Voice-O-Graph 吗？Neil Young 今年的新专辑《A Letter Home》就是用它录的。那是一种流行于 1930 至 1970 年代的美国的类似电话亭的东西，走进去投个硬币，对着麦克风唱首歌或说两句话，它就能把你的声音刻录成一张黑胶唱片吐出来。在战争时期，Voice-O-Graph 成了人们互通音讯的热门工具。苹果为圣诞和新年假期准备的新广告「The Song」近日开播，在视频中他们聪明地把自家的音频软件 GarageBand 比之于当代的 Voice-O-Graph，表达了对美国优良传统价值的继承。不过 Voice-O-Graph 的使用难度可远远低于 GarageBand，它在今天的对应物难道不应该是语音 IM 吗？ 纽约 Betaworks 孵化的创业公司 Blend.io 立志要成为「音乐家的 GitHub」。你可以把自己的 Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, GarageBand 等工程文件上传，供其他音乐家下载。最近 Blend.io 更推出了 Blend Market，你可以把自己写出的旋律或节奏型直接卖给其他音乐家（通过 Stripe 支付）。李如一和 Rio 对于音乐究竟能否开源一事私下有过很多讨论。和很多人的想像相反，软件代码的每一次编译并不是完全相同的。虽然在很多情况下这种不同可以忽略不计，但古典音乐经典曲目的多个录音版本之间的区别又何尝不是如此？而一首爵士乐作品的两个版本的关系则可以比之于 GitHub 上的「原版」软件和「fork」出来的软件。 常识告诉我们，在音乐领域，人们对原创性的要求比软件界高。假唱和抄袭曲子的例子固然不少，但至少那是「丑闻」。而软件工程师不是总半开玩笑地说「能拷贝代码就不要自己写代码」吗？「复用」在软件工程领域不但不是丑闻，反而是被鼓励的「不重复制造轮子」的行为。另一方面，即便在人们不知开源为何物的时代，创造性地复用甚至挪用他人旋律也是作曲家们常干的事。前卫摇滚乐团 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 以及日本电子音乐先锋冨田勲重新演绎穆索尔斯基的《图画展览会》就是例子。在本期节目里我们播出了说唱组合 2 Live Crew 对库布里克电影《全金属外壳》（*Full Metal Jacket*）里越南妓女对白的采样。但采样、致敬和抄袭的界线在哪，对于法律界一直是个难题。和音乐家相比，软件工程师对于复用他人劳动成果的态度更加简单纯粹，这应该是软件开源能够获得认可的心理认知基础。 老牌程序员网站 Dr. Dobb 由于广告收入被迫关站，深度硬件测评站 AnandTech 被 Purch 收购。这两件事背后反映的共同现象是新媒体生态圈的变化。广告主对于传统的桌面网站广告兴趣渐缺已不是新闻，更有趣的是 AnandTech 主编 Ryan Smith 在博客中提到的现象：今年有越来越多经营严肃和深度内容的新媒体站获得了大笔投资，说明创业者和投资人对新媒体的想像都已经超越了那些走三俗路线的短平快产品。显然，Smith 指的是 Buzzfeed、Vox、Quartz 这些媒体，以及 a16z 这样的风投公司。 我们之前在节目中提过的超科幻虚拟现实创业公司 Magic Leap 最近把科幻小说家、《雪崩》（*Snow Crash*）的作者 Neal Stephenson 请去当「首席未来学家」。关于 Magic Leap 可以简单用两句话概括：一、他们要做的是消费者级别的全息影像生成技术，也就是「没有屏幕的屏幕」，如果需要直观的感受，可以随时去他们的网站首页看那个动画；二、这是一帮做内容、懂内容的人在做产品。打个比方，相当于一家发明了摄像技术，同时自己又拍电影的公司。 虚拟现实令人着迷的地方在于，它有潜力重新定义肉体和数字空间的关系。不用问 Ray Kurzweil 的奇点（Singularity）到来时身体怎么办，先问问牺牲身体健康、坐在电脑和游戏机前养线上 ID 的那些人是怎么想的好了。如果像 Oculus 和 Magic Leap 这样的公司成了虚拟现实 / 隐在电脑（Ubiquitous computing）时代的苹果，你是不是应该现在开始健身了？ 最近我们读的一些文章 专家犯错，通常是因为他们只是旧版世界的专家 在 Napster 之前，我们有 IUMA Ben Thompson 真是超级看好 Uber 和 Bitcoin 啊，而他的论点总是清晰有力

本期话题包括 YotaPhone、Voice-O-Graph、苹果的新广告「The Song」、音乐开源的可能、以及科幻小说家 Neal Stephenson 加盟 Magic Leap 任「首席未来学家」。欢迎参加《IT 公论》二〇一五新年特别活动，赢取《Indie Game: The Movie》特别版拷贝一份！ 每月三十元，支持李如一和 Rio 把《IT 公论》做成最好的科技播客。请访问 itgonglun.com/member。 圣诞与新年假期马上就要开始了，不管您会在接下来的一个星期里继续努力工作，还是出外游玩充电，李如一和 Rio 都提前祝您节日快乐。为了感谢你们对《IT 公论》的支持，我们准备了特别抽奖活动。在 2015 年 1 月 1 日正午，我们会从参与活动的会员中随机抽选五位，向他们每人赠送一份《Indie Game: The Movie》特别版拷贝。《Indie Game: The Movie》系史上第一部关于游戏制作的纪录片。加拿大导演 Lisanne Pajot 与 James Swirsky 采访了《时空幻境》（ Braid ）、《FEZ》、《超级肉肉哥》（ Super Meat Boy ）等几个著名独立游戏的创作者，记录了他们背后的艰辛、快乐与荣耀。如果你是创业者、音乐家、漫画家、导演、小说家、或任何打算自己做点东西的人，《Indie Game: The Movie》都会让你产生巨大共鸣。 我们将把影片直接以链接形式发送到您的会员邮箱。您可以在线观看，亦可下载高清与标清版本永久收藏。影片为英语对白，繁体中文字幕。参与抽奖的方法请看这个页面。 本期的听众反馈（itgonglun@ipn.li）相当精彩。在 131 期里我们说过软件卖的是使用权，不是所有权。这让一位姓臧的听众想到了《哈利·波特》中妖精贩售的宝剑： 格兰芬多宝剑是戈德里克·格兰芬多在世时从妖精那里买的一把宝剑。这把剑一代代流传下去，人类天经地义地认为它的处置权属于自己，然而妖精认为当时是把这把剑的 「使用权」卖给了「那一个人」，那人死后，这把剑理应回到妖精手中（脑补妖精大喊「Your license has expired! 」）……听起来，人们对于软件应该有妖精对于所属物的觉悟。 听众 Max 指出，德州仪器出品的科学计算器和图形计算器在功能上还是远超 iOS 上的计算器 app: TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus 和 TI-89 等计算器不仅集成了数学和统计学等领域的常用公式/模型计算，可以数值求导、积分、解方程、画图，甚至还可以自己编写简易的程序……整个按键布局和设计也更符合复杂计算的需求。个人感觉对于专业学生/工作而言，iOS 上的计算 app 还是很难取代 TI 系列。目前见过唯一能接近 TI-8x 系列的计算应用就是 WolframAlpha，但它是一个基于网络的解决方案，所以也不能作为 TI-8x 系列的替代品。 我们发现德州仪器自己倒是有做一款名叫 TI-Nspire 的 iPad app，售价三十美元。不过如 Rio 在上期节目中所说，移动设备「不能带进考场」还是个硬伤。 法律工作者山葵酱告诉我们，App Store 的「执法模式」其实跟中国春秋时期的执法模式非常类似。 与 App Store 的「执法模式」最为相似的，可能是春秋时期郑国在「子产铸刑书)」之前的「执法模式」，即「议事以制，不为刑辟」，翻译过来是「衡量事情的轻重来断定罪行，不制定刑法」的意思。我们一般称之为「秘密法」时期。而子产将刑律铸刻在鼎上，是古代中国第一次「公开」发布成文法，开创了公布法律的历史。因此「子产铸刑书」也成了中国法制史上的重要里程碑。   法律居然可以是保密的、不公开的，这在今天看来也许非常荒谬。但是，当时的主流思想认为，法律不公开有以下好处： 一、平民会对法律和统治阶级怀有敬畏之心；不可知的法律更像一种信仰，而非规则。 二、平民不知道法律的具体内容，所以会尽量谨慎地说话和行动，以免因自己的言行触犯了法律而被惩罚。 三、平民如果知道了法律的具体内容，就可能会利用法律的空白或漏洞，做坏事却不受惩罚。 四、统治阶级可以灵活地解释和使用法律，在裁判案件时具体情况具体分析。 假如哪天苹果要出 App Store Review Guidelines 的中文版，这四条几乎可以直接拿来用了。（笑） 一台名叫 YotaPhone 的俄罗斯手机一直令 Rio 感到兴味盎然。它的卖点说来简单：除了正面的五寸 AMOLED 屏幕外，背面还有一块四点七寸的电子墨水（e-ink）屏幕，而且它可以跑完整的安卓系统。用过 Kindle 的人都知道，这样的手机让你不再担心电池续航力。不过虽然《The Verge》的测评认为 YotaPhone 的双屏不只是噱头，但 555 英镑（约 5396 人民币）的售价用来购买续航力和视力保护功能，恐怕还是要犹豫一下。Rio 那么心动不还是没有下手吗？ 说到电子墨水屏幕，我们推荐一中一英两篇关于 Kindle Voyage 的评论。龚民兄的在这里，Jeff Atwood（StackOverflow 创始人）的在这里。 你知道什么是 Voice-O-Graph 吗？Neil Young 今年的新专辑《A Letter Home》就是用它录的。那是一种流行于 1930 至 1970 年代的美国的类似电话亭的东西，走进去投个硬币，对着麦克风唱首歌或说两句话，它就能把你的声音刻录成一张黑胶唱片吐出来。在战争时期，Voice-O-Graph 成了人们互通音讯的热门工具。苹果为圣诞和新年假期准备的新广告「The Song」近日开播，在视频中他们聪明地把自家的音频软件 GarageBand 比之于当代的 Voice-O-Graph，表达了对美国优良传统价值的继承。不过 Voice-O-Graph 的使用难度可远远低于 GarageBand，它在今天的对应物难道不应该是语音 IM 吗？ 纽约 Betaworks 孵化的创业公司 Blend.io 立志要成为「音乐家的 GitHub」。你可以把自己的 Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, GarageBand 等工程文件上传，供其他音乐家下载。最近 Blend.io 更推出了 Blend Market，你可以把自己写出的旋律或节奏型直接卖给其他音乐家（通过 Stripe 支付）。李如一和 Rio 对于音乐究竟能否开源一事私下有过很多讨论。和很多人的想像相反，软件代码的每一次编译并不是完全相同的。虽然在很多情况下这种不同可以忽略不计，但古典音乐经典曲目的多个录音版本之间的区别又何尝不是如此？而一首爵士乐作品的两个版本的关系则可以比之于 GitHub 上的「原版」软件和「fork」出来的软件。 常识告诉我们，在音乐领域，人们对原创性的要求比软件界高。假唱和抄袭曲子的例子固然不少，但至少那是「丑闻」。而软件工程师不是总半开玩笑地说「能拷贝代码就不要自己写代码」吗？「复用」在软件工程领域不但不是丑闻，反而是被鼓励的「不重复制造轮子」的行为。另一方面，即便在人们不知开源为何物的时代，创造性地复用甚至挪用他人旋律也是作曲家们常干的事。前卫摇滚乐团 Emerson, Lake & Palmer 以及日本电子音乐先锋冨田勲重新演绎穆索尔斯基的《图画展览会》就是例子。在本期节目里我们播出了说唱组合 2 Live Crew 对库布里克电影《全金属外壳》（*Full Metal Jacket*）里越南妓女对白的采样。但采样、致敬和抄袭的界线在哪，对于法律界一直是个难题。和音乐家相比，软件工程师对于复用他人劳动成果的态度更加简单纯粹，这应该是软件开源能够获得认可的心理认知基础。 老牌程序员网站 Dr. Dobb 由于广告收入被迫关站，深度硬件测评站 AnandTech 被 Purch 收购。这两件事背后反映的共同现象是新媒体生态圈的变化。广告主对于传统的桌面网站广告兴趣渐缺已不是新闻，更有趣的是 AnandTech 主编 Ryan Smith 在博客中提到的现象：今年有越来越多经营严肃和深度内容的新媒体站获得了大笔投资，说明创业者和投资人对新媒体的想像都已经超越了那些走三俗路线的短平快产品。显然，Smith 指的是 Buzzfeed、Vox、Quartz 这些媒体，以及 a16z 这样的风投公司。 我们之前在节目中提过的超科幻虚拟现实创业公司 Magic Leap 最近把科幻小说家、《雪崩》（*Snow Crash*）的作者 Neal Stephenson 请去当「首席未来学家」。关于 Magic Leap 可以简单用两句话概括：一、他们要做的是消费者级别的全息影像生成技术，也就是「没有屏幕的屏幕」，如果需要直观的感受，可以随时去他们的网站首页看那个动画；二、这是一帮做内容、懂内容的人在做产品。打个比方，相当于一家发明了摄像技术，同时自己又拍电影的公司。 虚拟现实令人着迷的地方在于，它有潜力重新定义肉体和数字空间的关系。不用问 Ray Kurzweil 的奇点（Singularity）到来时身体怎么办，先问问牺牲身体健康、坐在电脑和游戏机前养线上 ID 的那些人是怎么想的好了。如果像 Oculus 和 Magic Leap 这样的公司成了虚拟现实 / 隐在电脑（Ubiquitous computing）时代的苹果，你是不是应该现在开始健身了？ 最近我们读的一些文章 专家犯错，通常是因为他们只是旧版世界的专家 在 Napster 之前，我们有 IUMA Ben Thompson 真是超级看好 Uber 和 Bitcoin 啊，而他的论点总是清晰有力

本期的话题包括苹果的年度 app 和播客评选以及 App Store 审核规则的问题。李如一还谈到了「公论」一词的由来以及自己新买的机械键盘。不管怎么说他以后不会再说「公平的公，论点的论」了。 每月三十元，支持李如一和 Rio 把《IT 公论》做成最好的科技播客。请访问 itgonglun.com/member。 有人猜得出本期标题里的「我」是何许人吗？我们的老听众或许已经无数次听到李如一和 Rio 缅怀 1990 年代的互联网，但这次的引语出自「棱镜门」事件主角爱德华·斯诺登之口。关于斯诺登的纪录片《四号公民》（Citizenfour）已于十月底在北美上映，很多人可能没有意识到，这位做出惊世壮举的前中情局系统管理员年仅三十一岁。换句话说，斯诺登和《IT 公论》的两位主播以及诸位听众中的不少人属于同一世代。「早期互联网」的神奇之处在于，在 1990 年代末和廿一世纪初，我们所有人——不论年龄、种族与地理位置——曾经和斯诺登同属一个「场域」（realm），一个已经实现了的乌托邦。当我们坚持捍卫个人数据隐私时，那就是我们想要保护的东西。 郑先生通过电邮（itgonglun@ipn.li）跟我们说： 关于（130 期讨论的）「捆绑」与「解绑」问题……如果将视野跳出手机 app，看看智能手机这个产品本身，不就是活生生的「整合一切」的最佳范例吗？ 李如一在本期说他的确不喜欢「一台设备解决各种需求」的生活方式。近年来人们经常谈及的「隐在电脑」（Ubiquitous computing）与可穿戴设备（Wearable computing）应该是对这种生活方式的反作用力。如果说把计算设备越做越小这个趋势会一直继续，那么设备尺寸迟早会小到限制其功能的程度——智能手表上的微小屏幕已是例子。不过，计算设备从大到小并不是线性的替代关系；平板并不要替代电脑，手机不要替代平板，可穿戴设备也不要替代手机。最终，各种形态的计算设备将会并存，这大概就是硬件层面的「解绑」。 李先生来信说： 小而专的 app 在国内很少，或者说不太容易被人发现和了解，应该和国内的大环境以及国内 App Store 排行榜刷榜有关。可以看到，普通用户手机里常用的都是那几个大家都很熟悉的 app。 这无疑是准确的观察，但究竟什么是「国内大环境」？难道不是你、我、和一个个活生生的人吗？所以，假若认同小而专的设计理念，作为用户的你有没有鼓励亲友使用小而专的产品？有没有告诉他们，只用那几个大家都在用的 app 其实远远没有发挥智能手机的潜力？当朋友用奇怪的眼光看你时，你能不能继续温和地坚持？有没有仅仅因为对方「不是 geek」就放弃了向他推荐优质软件的企图？Geek 以外的人也有使用优质软件的权利，而我们的大环境只会和我们所造就的一样好。 Zhai 君来信谈到了他对 Mozilla 基金会以及开源软件的一些理解。仔细想想，软件真是非常特殊的东西。边际成本趋近于零（有了一份拷贝之后，再造多一份几乎不用花钱），令我们对它产生了许多特别的认知。此外，恐怕有相当多购买软件的人都忘记了你买到的是一份授权证书，而非软件的所有权。这一点对于理解开源和自由软件至关重要。 上周我和 Rio 在新浪微博和 Twitter 亮出了（实体）桌面让大家猜，很多朋友大概已经在《IT 公论》的 Instagram 账号（@itgonglun）看到了答案。坦白一句，李如一的工作台平日并没有那么乱，当然也绝对达不到 Rio 的整洁度。 苹果放出了 app 和播客的 2014 年度评选，IPN 播客网络旗下的《IT 公论》和《味之道》榜上有名。在此感谢听众的支持，以及苹果播客团队的肯定。在之前的节目里提过，对于 app，苹果总是倾向于把奖颁给那些让 iOS / Mac 平台显得更有吸引力的开发者。假如你用了最新的 API 和框架，在设计上追随 iOS 本身所示范的风格和大方向，获奖的机率会明显高于别家。今年获奖的游戏还是那么多，但生产力工具少了（相机和图片处理类除外）。另外把年度最高奖项颁给一个脑力训练软件也让人有点摸不着头脑。脑力训练不是骗人的东西吗？ App Store 的审核制度被人诟病不是一天两天了，但最近这个审核团队似乎踏入了「恶」的领域。PCalc 和 Transmit iOS 这两个知名第三方软件先后因为莫须有的理由被下架（均已恢复），Windows 和 Mac 上的模拟类游戏《Papers, Please》也必须把裸体画面删除才能在 iPad 上出现。虽然游戏的开发者 Lucas Pope 表示去掉那个画面无伤大雅，但你可知道《Papers, Please》采用的是像素画风？《内核恐慌》主播吴涛在昨天上线的第六期里谈及早年的《古墓丽影》时问：「我们当年怎么能接受 640x480 的裸体呢？」显然，苹果在 2014 年依然认为像素化的裸体有伤风化。 是 Launcher 的被拒让我们看到了真正的恶。表面上，审核团队给出的下架理由是 Launcher 利用 iOS 8 的「今天」 widget（从 iPhone 顶部拉下通知中心后可见）去启动 iOS 上的其它软件。且不提这对于启动器类软件是完全合理的使用场景，苹果给出的 App Store Review Guidelines 文档里也完全没有这一条规则。真正令人愤怒的，是 Launcher 的开发者 Greg Gardner 在和苹果审核人员沟通过程中偶然发现的真相： 我曾问过审核团队的某人，为什么 Launcher 上架九天后要被下架，而其它类似的软件几周后仍在店里。对方的答复非常有趣，也是我至今为止听到的最有用的回答。他们的大意是，Launcher 属于开创性软件，做了前无古人的事情，他们觉得需要立一个样板，在不修改审核规则的情况下，告诉其他开发者这类的功能是不允许的。他们还说，Launcher 被下架后果然没有见到具有类似功能的 app 被大量提交到 App Store，因此这一策略是有效的。 用模糊的规则迫使人们自我审查，这类事情我们都很熟悉。没有人否认管理 App Store 的难度，从事实角度看，App Store 也确实是所有软件商店中质量最高的一个。但随着这类「选择性执法」事件的增多，会有越来越多的第三方开发者对 App Store 失去信心。据说苹果在一定程度上避免在 App Store Review Guidelines 里做出过于具体的规定，是为了给开发者更大的想像空间，避免具体的禁令抑制了他们的创造力。但审核执行上的混乱与随意，对创造力无疑是更大的伤害。李如一和 Rio 在本期节目里分析了这种窘境可能的原因，并尝试给出了某种解决方案。 最近我们读的一些文章 Paul Graham 跟创业者说不要总想着融下一轮，现金流比什么都重要 不要老像松鼠一样往家里搬东西 Twitter 官方客户端已经战胜哪怕最优秀的第三方客户端了吗？ 最近大家都在说的 Docker 是什么东西？你要先了解集装箱的历史 相关链接 Rio 的桌面 李如一的桌面 键盘恐慌 Matias Mini Tactile Pro 键盘 Alps 键盘轴 Elevate Lumosity 《纽约客》：Brain Games are Bogus 关于斯诺登的纪录片《Citizenfour》 Glenn Greenwald 岡田斗司夫 HockeyApp TestFlight PCalc Panic 关于 Transmit iOS 被暂时下架的说明 Papers, Please Launcher 开发者长文讲述被下架经过 人物简介 李如一：字节社创始人。 Rio: Apple4us 程序员。

本期的话题包括苹果的年度 app 和播客评选以及 App Store 审核规则的问题。李如一还谈到了「公论」一词的由来以及自己新买的机械键盘。不管怎么说他以后不会再说「公平的公，论点的论」了。 每月三十元，支持李如一和 Rio 把《IT 公论》做成最好的科技播客。请访问 itgonglun.com/member。 有人猜得出本期标题里的「我」是何许人吗？我们的老听众或许已经无数次听到李如一和 Rio 缅怀 1990 年代的互联网，但这次的引语出自「棱镜门」事件主角爱德华·斯诺登之口。关于斯诺登的纪录片《四号公民》（Citizenfour）已于十月底在北美上映，很多人可能没有意识到，这位做出惊世壮举的前中情局系统管理员年仅三十一岁。换句话说，斯诺登和《IT 公论》的两位主播以及诸位听众中的不少人属于同一世代。「早期互联网」的神奇之处在于，在 1990 年代末和廿一世纪初，我们所有人——不论年龄、种族与地理位置——曾经和斯诺登同属一个「场域」（realm），一个已经实现了的乌托邦。当我们坚持捍卫个人数据隐私时，那就是我们想要保护的东西。 郑先生通过电邮（itgonglun@ipn.li）跟我们说： 关于（130 期讨论的）「捆绑」与「解绑」问题……如果将视野跳出手机 app，看看智能手机这个产品本身，不就是活生生的「整合一切」的最佳范例吗？ 李如一在本期说他的确不喜欢「一台设备解决各种需求」的生活方式。近年来人们经常谈及的「隐在电脑」（Ubiquitous computing）与可穿戴设备（Wearable computing）应该是对这种生活方式的反作用力。如果说把计算设备越做越小这个趋势会一直继续，那么设备尺寸迟早会小到限制其功能的程度——智能手表上的微小屏幕已是例子。不过，计算设备从大到小并不是线性的替代关系；平板并不要替代电脑，手机不要替代平板，可穿戴设备也不要替代手机。最终，各种形态的计算设备将会并存，这大概就是硬件层面的「解绑」。 李先生来信说： 小而专的 app 在国内很少，或者说不太容易被人发现和了解，应该和国内的大环境以及国内 App Store 排行榜刷榜有关。可以看到，普通用户手机里常用的都是那几个大家都很熟悉的 app。 这无疑是准确的观察，但究竟什么是「国内大环境」？难道不是你、我、和一个个活生生的人吗？所以，假若认同小而专的设计理念，作为用户的你有没有鼓励亲友使用小而专的产品？有没有告诉他们，只用那几个大家都在用的 app 其实远远没有发挥智能手机的潜力？当朋友用奇怪的眼光看你时，你能不能继续温和地坚持？有没有仅仅因为对方「不是 geek」就放弃了向他推荐优质软件的企图？Geek 以外的人也有使用优质软件的权利，而我们的大环境只会和我们所造就的一样好。 Zhai 君来信谈到了他对 Mozilla 基金会以及开源软件的一些理解。仔细想想，软件真是非常特殊的东西。边际成本趋近于零（有了一份拷贝之后，再造多一份几乎不用花钱），令我们对它产生了许多特别的认知。此外，恐怕有相当多购买软件的人都忘记了你买到的是一份授权证书，而非软件的所有权。这一点对于理解开源和自由软件至关重要。 上周我和 Rio 在新浪微博和 Twitter 亮出了（实体）桌面让大家猜，很多朋友大概已经在《IT 公论》的 Instagram 账号（@itgonglun）看到了答案。坦白一句，李如一的工作台平日并没有那么乱，当然也绝对达不到 Rio 的整洁度。 苹果放出了 app 和播客的 2014 年度评选，IPN 播客网络旗下的《IT 公论》和《味之道》榜上有名。在此感谢听众的支持，以及苹果播客团队的肯定。在之前的节目里提过，对于 app，苹果总是倾向于把奖颁给那些让 iOS / Mac 平台显得更有吸引力的开发者。假如你用了最新的 API 和框架，在设计上追随 iOS 本身所示范的风格和大方向，获奖的机率会明显高于别家。今年获奖的游戏还是那么多，但生产力工具少了（相机和图片处理类除外）。另外把年度最高奖项颁给一个脑力训练软件也让人有点摸不着头脑。脑力训练不是骗人的东西吗？ App Store 的审核制度被人诟病不是一天两天了，但最近这个审核团队似乎踏入了「恶」的领域。PCalc 和 Transmit iOS 这两个知名第三方软件先后因为莫须有的理由被下架（均已恢复），Windows 和 Mac 上的模拟类游戏《Papers, Please》也必须把裸体画面删除才能在 iPad 上出现。虽然游戏的开发者 Lucas Pope 表示去掉那个画面无伤大雅，但你可知道《Papers, Please》采用的是像素画风？《内核恐慌》主播吴涛在昨天上线的第六期里谈及早年的《古墓丽影》时问：「我们当年怎么能接受 640x480 的裸体呢？」显然，苹果在 2014 年依然认为像素化的裸体有伤风化。 是 Launcher 的被拒让我们看到了真正的恶。表面上，审核团队给出的下架理由是 Launcher 利用 iOS 8 的「今天」 widget（从 iPhone 顶部拉下通知中心后可见）去启动 iOS 上的其它软件。且不提这对于启动器类软件是完全合理的使用场景，苹果给出的 App Store Review Guidelines 文档里也完全没有这一条规则。真正令人愤怒的，是 Launcher 的开发者 Greg Gardner 在和苹果审核人员沟通过程中偶然发现的真相： 我曾问过审核团队的某人，为什么 Launcher 上架九天后要被下架，而其它类似的软件几周后仍在店里。对方的答复非常有趣，也是我至今为止听到的最有用的回答。他们的大意是，Launcher 属于开创性软件，做了前无古人的事情，他们觉得需要立一个样板，在不修改审核规则的情况下，告诉其他开发者这类的功能是不允许的。他们还说，Launcher 被下架后果然没有见到具有类似功能的 app 被大量提交到 App Store，因此这一策略是有效的。 用模糊的规则迫使人们自我审查，这类事情我们都很熟悉。没有人否认管理 App Store 的难度，从事实角度看，App Store 也确实是所有软件商店中质量最高的一个。但随着这类「选择性执法」事件的增多，会有越来越多的第三方开发者对 App Store 失去信心。据说苹果在一定程度上避免在 App Store Review Guidelines 里做出过于具体的规定，是为了给开发者更大的想像空间，避免具体的禁令抑制了他们的创造力。但审核执行上的混乱与随意，对创造力无疑是更大的伤害。李如一和 Rio 在本期节目里分析了这种窘境可能的原因，并尝试给出了某种解决方案。 最近我们读的一些文章 Paul Graham 跟创业者说不要总想着融下一轮，现金流比什么都重要 不要老像松鼠一样往家里搬东西 Twitter 官方客户端已经战胜哪怕最优秀的第三方客户端了吗？ 最近大家都在说的 Docker 是什么东西？你要先了解集装箱的历史 相关链接 Rio 的桌面 李如一的桌面 键盘恐慌 Matias Mini Tactile Pro 键盘 Alps 键盘轴 Elevate Lumosity 《纽约客》：Brain Games are Bogus 关于斯诺登的纪录片《Citizenfour》 Glenn Greenwald 岡田斗司夫 HockeyApp TestFlight PCalc Panic 关于 Transmit iOS 被暂时下架的说明 Papers, Please Launcher 开发者长文讲述被下架经过 人物简介 李如一：字节社创始人。 Rio: Apple4us 程序员。