benny
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- Comment on This Tiny Radio Lets Me Send Texts Without Wi-Fi or Cell Service 1 day ago:
Even for that LoRa can basically only act as a bridge, unless LoRa radios start being built into phones instead of being separate devices.
- Comment on This Tiny Radio Lets Me Send Texts Without Wi-Fi or Cell Service 1 day ago:
LoRa has been around for a while trying to break through with different devices, some of it does seem useful, but it’s a tough sell to invest in something without knowing where the network will go. A carrier model or something else, maybe subsidies, is needed.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 2 months ago:
The dev made money from at least the iOS, Android and Steam Greenlight versions. They also offered it for free.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 2 months ago:
Curation and encouraging PC ports when the store was relatively new != exclusives.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 2 months ago:
Not really, they’re the villain for doing exclusives. Steam never did exclusives, they offered their own games on consoles even when the store was in it’s infancy.
- Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store 2 months ago:
Steam reduced their cut to 20% for the biggest publishers, let’s see any of the others do that. They also allow other stores on the steam deck. They also allow steam keys and shouldn’t demand MFN pricing.
Their cut is worth it to users for the same reasons as an iOS and Android user might say, except when it comes to switching platforms, your steam games can come with you to rival platforms and not just friendly ones.