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  • Google also can’t:

    Share app revenue “with any person or entity that distributes Android apps” or plans to launch an app store or app platform Offer developers money or perks to launch their apps on the Play Store exclusively or first Offer developers money or perks not to launch their apps on rival stores

    So basically, hand Apple a monopoly over the smartphone duopoly. Apple still will be allowed to do this, and they have done this already in the past. Wow, way to make sure the free market stays free.

    Worst part is, because this is a government made monopoly, Apple can't be taken to court for monopoly behavior. Apple didn't do anything here to make this happen, but will laugh all the way to the bank for it.



  • No, it was a flop unfortunately. It had low sales so an expansion for it got canceled.

    They had some great artists to at the time too, with different art styles to. Some had a more comic art style to. But since it was from 1995, and low sales, finding the original card art can be hard at times.

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    As for the first image, it is Brom, who is a major artist, quite large in the 90s and still does work. He is a good page of Brom's art. He also made what is probably the most famous Doom 2 art:

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  • One of my favorites is from an old 1995 TCG called "Heresy: Kingdom Come", and the card is "Michael: Chief of Archangels": *removed externally hosted image*

    The art is by Brom, and here is better quality version of the art: *removed externally hosted image*

    (This TCG was good for art as they were much taller than normal cards, about the size of tarot cards. This hurt them with players though since I card sleeves would fit them and made shuffling harder.)

    While not all the art was great on the cards, the back image was great: *removed externally hosted image*






  • Seems everyone jumped to conclusions about this article.

    Yes, iPhones are blocked because they lack security. This is military, so they aren't worried about basic malware. They are worried about government level security issues (Pegasus, etc...). And let's be blunt, on this level, Apple keeps showing that they lack security in the real world situations. Yet the latest of a long list of iPhones being targeted and hacked.

    Now, where people seem to be badly jumping to conclusions is that the article points out that "many" devices will be banned, so no, I doubt the latest Samsung Galaxy phone will be allowed. They are most likely going to require people use a Samsung Tactical Edition smartphone. These are designed for military usage and prevent phones from being secretly turned on for recording private conversations by hacks like Pegasus. These phones have been around for a few years now, and have likely been thoroughly tested and approved now.

    This isn't some knee-jerk patriotic requirement, but a real understanding of what is and isn't a secure device, combined with the fact that Korea has to deal with a more and more aggressive China. They need real security for real world military.