Mon. 08/24 – Is Apple Evil Now?

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🗓️ 24 August 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Is Apple evil now? Another App Store kerfluffle, this time involving WordPress of all things. Also, more fallout from the Apple/Epic Games/Fortnite battle. Lawsuits flying in the WeChat/TikTok controversies. And let me introduce you to SPAC’s, otherwise known as blank-check companies. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com Grammarly.com/techmeme Links: WordPress founder claims Apple cut off updates to his completely free app because it wants 30 percent (The Verge) Apple apologizes to WordPress, won’t force the free app to add purchases after all (The Verge) Apple PE Ratio 2006-2020 | AAPL (Macrotrends) Apple is holding the Unreal Engine hostage, Epic says in new motion (The Verge) Lawsuit Claims U.S. WeChat Ban Is Unconstitutional (WSJ) Zoom is working again, even if you’re not (The Verge) Peter Thiel-Backed Startup Luminar to Go Public in $3.4 Billion Merger (Bloomberg) Introducing the Kottke Ride Home Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Subscribe in Google Podcasts Subscribe On Spotify Or search Kottke Ride Home on your podcast app of choice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Tech Meme Right Home for Monday, August 24th, 2020.
0:07.0	I'm Brian McCullough.
0:08.0	Today is Apple Evil now.
0:10.0	Another App Store for Fluffle, this time involving WordPress of all things.
0:15.0	Also, more fallout from the Apple Epic Games Fortnight Battle, lawsuits flying in the
0:20.3	Wee Chate, Tik-Toc controversies, and let me introduce you to Spacks, otherwise known as
0:25.3	Blank Check Companies. Here's what you miss today in the world of Tech. So this is a Monday where I have a ton of things to catch you up on from the weekend.
0:38.0	Let's start with this, which was a whole story that went through an entire life cycle, a whole story arc before we even got the chance to talk about it.
0:46.4	But it sort of boils down to,
0:49.2	what the heck is with Apple lately?
0:51.2	Late Friday, Matt Mullenwegg posted that Apple had been stalling the official
0:56.2	Wordpress iOS app. Why? Apple was insisting, according to Mullenwegg, that automatic add Apple's in-app payment system to the official
1:06.3	Wordpress app, even though the Wordpress app is entirely free, this was Mullenwegg's original tweet, quote, heads up on why at
1:15.9	WordPress iOS updates have been absent. We were locked by App Store. To be able to
1:22.1	ship updates and bug fixes again, we had to commit to
1:24.8	support in-app purchases for dot-com plans. I know why this is problematic.
1:29.7	Open to suggestions. Allow others, IAP, new name, end quote,
1:36.0	quoting Sean Hollister in The Verge.
1:38.0	Here's the thing, the WordPress app on iOS doesn't sell anything.
1:42.0	I just checked and so did Stratecries Ben Thompson.
1:45.1	The app simply lets you make a website for free. There isn't even an option to buy
1:50.2	a unique.com or even a dot blog domain name from the iPhone and iPad
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