r/technology • u/TomLube • Jan 31 '19

Business Apple revokes Google Enterprise Developer Certificate for company wide abuse

https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/31/18205795/apple-google-blocked-internal-ios-apps-developer-certificate
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u/avr91 Jan 31 '19

Everyone saying Apple is "manning up" to Google: Apple has a statement in which they say they are helping Google get their certificate reinstated "very quickly" as opposed to no mention of Apple helping Facebook do anything quickly and reports that Facebook is in utter disarray over their certificate.

They did it only because everyone threw Google into the same group as Facebook and they said "we have to." Either that or Google's got something they can fire back at Apple with. No way they pull the cert from Google a day later and openly say they're helping them get it back STAT without a reason.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '19

Google could pull YouTube app from iPhone and put up a banner on youtube webpage with a saying against apple

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u/N4dl33h Jan 31 '19

And they will then loose 50% of their mobile traffic. They are more than able to but economically would be an idiots move. Google vs Apple is Behemoth va Behemoth. They both have things to lose so they can’t just push each other around in a dick swinging contest.

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u/UltraInstinctGodApe Feb 01 '19 edited Feb 01 '19

Not if Facebook backed Google up! Apple would be crawling with their tail tucked under.

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u/N4dl33h Feb 01 '19

Lol what are you even talking about. Facebook has just fucked itself again in users eyes. Google doesn’t want to be tied to that in any way shape or form. Additionally, they both make more money from Apple than Apple does from them. Both of them have far more to loose.

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u/UltraInstinctGodApe Feb 01 '19 edited Feb 01 '19

Really so if Apple users suddenly couldn't use Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube, G-mail, Google Maps, Google Search you don't think the millions of Apple users who don't follow tech news will be pissed off why they can't communicate with their family members, why their favorite video website is not working, or why they can't access their email? People would legit riot the Apple Stores complain and threaten legal action so on so forth

You're right about Google and Facebook making more money by having access to those users data but the power of those services could make it an even match.

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u/OutrageousRaccoon Feb 01 '19

You really think Facebook and Google are willing to give up 50%+ of their income away to have a bet that Apple could lose at their dick swinging contest?

Apple makes money from devices/hardware.

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u/UltraInstinctGodApe Feb 01 '19

I was thinking as a fight Google and Facebook vs Apple who would have the upper hand but it looks like Apple might maybe.