News emerged over the weekend that the two retailers had
opted out of Apple Pay in favor of a rival system that roughly 50 chains, including Wal - Mart and Best Buy, are developing for in - house use.
For electronic distribution, publishers have the option of
opting out of Apple iBookstore and Amazon Kindle distribution (in case, for example, you already have an existing agreement.)
Not exact matches
When customers are
opting to spend twice as much to buy an
Apple laptop than an HP, it's time to massively shake up that business or get
out of it entirely (by the way, I'm not sure if anybody has pointed
out the obvious yet, but it sure seems like Microsoft Windows is at the core
of HP's problem in this area).
I'm off to a night
out in the Big
Apple, and since the weather is getting a little chilly this evening, I
opted to dress up my favorite pair
of jeans from Hollister (from when I was in high school!)
For years, Toyota
opted not to offer its cars with
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
out of concerns about security and driver distraction.
Opting out of KDP Select opens up other opportunities at Smashwords,
Apple iBooks, Kobo, Nook, etc., but will «your» book sell well through those channels and will it make up for leaving KDP Select?
Instead, these content providers are
opting out of the App Store ecosystem and that's lost revenue for
Apple.
Apple, Kobo, and Sony currently put DRM on files and there's no way for me to
opt out of it, like I did with Amazon.)
While
Apple recently began providing a cloud storage service, you can
opt out of it.
It's likely that given how great 120Hz looks when in motion, most developers will jump on board, however, it's worth pointing
out that
Apple's «ProMotion» display technology will only be successful if app creators
opt to take advantage
of it.
Apple didn't go Samsung's route and include both
of the common standards,
opting to include Qi but leave
out PowerMat's AirFuel support.
Apple may also
opt out of using Corning Inc.'s (NYSE: GLW) Gorilla Glass and make its own displays from sapphire glass.
Apple's stumble is damaging in its quest to enter this market, as the company
opts out of what could be a pivotal consumer adoption season for voice - controlled audio devices.
Furthermore, a growing number
of companies are
opting for AI based assistants — even
Apple is expected to bring
out a new version
of Siri at the World Wide Developers Conference next month.
You can also
opt to use an iPad running iOS 10 too (handy for countries where you can't get
Apple TV), as long as you don't take it
out of the home.