Comments on: Vudu uses new web streaming service to avoid sharing loot with Apple http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: vodtoday http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-164066 vodtoday Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:46:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-164066 This is a smart way of tricking Apple. Unfortunately, it still doesn’t cross (my) country borders to use VUDU, The Netherlands.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129697 Anonymous Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:33:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129697 Nothing like having a monopoly . Sounds even more controlling than MS .

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129691 Anonymous Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129691 Unfortunately, Apple’s crippling of it’s products has proven to be extremely profitable. Android works as well and allows direct file transfers. I edit office files on my iphone and am required to use a complex workaround that quick office has set up to transfer them to and from my PC. With Android, files can be transferred through an industry standard USB cable.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129692 Anonymous Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:13:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129692 Unfortunately, Apple’s crippling of it’s products has proven to be extremely profitable. Android works as well and allows direct file transfers. I edit office files on my iphone and am required to use a complex workaround that quick office has set up to transfer them to and from my PC. With Android, files can be transferred through an industry standard USB cable.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129684 Anonymous Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:56:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129684 It’s in Apple’s terms of use.  If you have an app that allows users to purchase content through your app, you must use Apple’s payment services and give apple 30%.  Hence the reason Google Books, Amazon Kindle, and other apps have removed the ability to purchase content in their apps and instead tell you to go to their website to purchase content and just view it through the ipad app.  So it’s being “forced” because Apple will remove your app as a breach of your agreement with Apple if you do not comply.

Thus the web app scenario many are turning to, and for good cause, IMO.  As another commenter already stated, going to a platform independent situation is ideal.  It will be cheaper for businesses in the long run to maintain a single version of their business software and not have to bow to or beg Apple for any changes they want made.  I completely agree with that.

]]> By: gatti http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129672 gatti Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129672 Just to give some explanation to this story: Apple’s developer policies require that apps that have subscription services “must” channel through Apple’s “in-app” purchasing system. Apple instituted this change many months ago. It’s a two fold thing: 1) Apple wanted a share of that revenue. 2) Apple wanted to provide users with simple and secure accessibility to any app’s services.

]]> By: RO http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129671 RO Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:01:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129671 I think that is the 30% cut that Apple requires to enable subscriptions through “approved” apps – there has been a big ruckus about that over the last few weeks.  Google around…

]]> By: RO http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129669 RO Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129669 It’s about time we start getting away from this platform-specific app frenzy, and back to web-centric “apps” that are more platform neutral.  Android has been so tantalizing to me as an elegant way to use web-based apps, but its other limitations and problems have been more than enough frustrating to take the bloom off that rose (and that goes more so for the higher-walled garden of  Apple which is the focus of this article).

]]> By: RO http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129670 RO Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129670 It’s about time we start getting away from this platform-specific app frenzy, and back to web-centric “apps” that are more platform neutral.  Android has been so tantalizing to me as an elegant way to use web-based apps, but its other limitations and problems have been more than enough frustrating to take the bloom off that rose (and that goes more so for the higher-walled garden of  Apple which is the focus of this article).

]]> By: Randall Anderson http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129667 Randall Anderson Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129667 Maybe you could explain why being “an app” would “force” someone to pay Apple. I don’t comprehend that at all, and I’m sure many other readers also do not.

]]> By: Randall Anderson http://www.slashgear.com/vudu-uses-new-web-streaming-service-to-avoid-sharing-loot-with-apple-10170770/#comment-129668 Randall Anderson Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=170770#comment-129668 Maybe you could explain why being “an app” would “force” someone to pay Apple. I don’t comprehend that at all, and I’m sure many other readers also do not.

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