[throwaway14356]

I want an iphone but if they want to end the industry i cant buy one

[Aldo_MX]

Then buy 51% of shares, do a hostile takeover and stop their anti-competitive madness before it is too late.

You don't need to do radical changes, just small actions like do not steal the tips students send to teachers.

Going full-goblin mode and demanding 30% of all the money that moves through a phone is what is destroying Apple.

[Aldo_MX]

To people confused about "students tipping teachers", this is the context:

https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/21/in-a-reversal-apple-is-now...

[autoexec]

Students are tipping teachers now? Tipping culture really has gone off the rails.

[nox101]

I don't know what the op is referring to but just a guess. I know one app, HelloTalk where I think you can get paid to teach language. Think of it as zoom + twitch but centered around language learning. You can run a channel (twitch style) and you can take private "zoom" calls for money. Apple is probably taking 30% for those calls.

[mass_and_energy]

Can someone please explain how this isn't bribery in disguise? I'd have graduated with honors if my teachers accepted tips

[willcipriano]

If you tip enough they even put your name on one of the buildings.

[Brian_K_White]

It's not bribery because it's not degree courses. You can go on countless apps and sites and pay to have people teach you stuff.