Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Ignore the US courts, the big case against Apple may be in the EU Courts.

Ignore the US courts, the big case against Apple may be in the EU Courts.


This case is only for music, but the basic complaint is complaint is Apple has “dominant position in the market”.


https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/22407376/apple-european-union-antitrust-charges-app-store-music-competition-commission-margrethe-vestager


Personal Note: I may have misspoken.  I would not classify the European Commission has a court. They are more an arbitrary organization that states their conclusions, before any court case.  Sort of Guilty until you are proven Innocent.  While there is an argument regarding Apple cut in Apps/Music on the devices, that is not the commission’s complaint. They dislike the fact one company is so successful.  Never mind that other product have similar cut. Those companies are not being prosecuted because they have smaller market share.  I approve of Government watch dogs enforcing ethical behavior in corporations, I do not approve of penalizing companies for being successful. 

I know my wife will like this one, she would love having a foldable iPhone.

I know my wife will like this one, she would love having a foldable iPhone.


Based on info obtained from the supply chain, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts product in 2023.


https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-apple-to-ship-20m-foldable-8-inch-iphones-in-2023


Monday, May 3, 2021

Federico Zanetello of the Five Stars website explores what Swift 5.4 has done to the Swift Package manager.

Federico Zanetello of the Five Stars website explores what Swift 5.4 has done to the Swift Package manager.


Judging by this article, I would be keeping an eye on this new Swift/iOS blog.


https://www.fivestars.blog/articles/spm-5-4/


Twitter: https://twitter.com/FiveStarsBlog 


I am sad to see my old company passed around like a bad Fruitcake no one wants.

I am sad to see my old company passed around like a bad Fruitcake no one wants.


After being rebranded as Oath, the AOL/Yahoo components reported loss of $5 billion for Verizon, so they have sold it.


https://www.businessinsider.com/verizon-sells-aol-yahoo-to-apollo-global-management-5-billion-2021-5


Sunday, May 2, 2021

Swift 5.4 was released this week, so here is Paul Hudson article on what it contains.

Swift 5.4 was released this week, so here is Paul Hudson article on what it contains.


I especially like the Improved implicit member syntax & having multiple variadic parameters.


https://www.hackingwithswift.com/articles/228/whats-new-in-swift-5-4


Saturday, May 1, 2021