Apple CEO Tim Cook is right — A more open iPhone could carry a hidden cost for consumers

Yahoo Finance2021-05-27

It's true an open App Store is more dangerous, and that helps Apple In his first-ever court appearance, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook on Friday laid out his case for why Apple should be the only company ...

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RajBengal
2021-05-27
RajBengal
Just because a distribution channel is prone to be faulty, you don't need to use an absolute right over it like a firewall. You can make the same claim for chips, factory, telecom operators, distribution and even the userdata.Address the problem by collaborating instead of seclusion.
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2021-05-27
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HMHu
2021-05-27
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Support Apple!
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2021-05-27
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Apple coke new iPhone soon ?
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