Whatever you may think about this and other regulatory issues the approach Apple keeps using has been failing, not only with the EU but apparently everywhere, and for some reason they keep doubling down on that.
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Apple Appeals EU Digital Markets Act Interoperability Rules
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Plenty of users need the walled garden. It should be a simple yes or no if you can do XYZ. It should never be "yes, if you do ABC first". That adds complexity many users don't want to deal with.
As an oversimplification, this is why we have IEEE standards and compliance. Without the IEEE we would still be in the 80’s. That industry consortium has established all the common protocols for communications, form factors, data storage, etc. etc. what is wrong with that approach to interoperability?
I love interoperability. let me choose what devices I want to buy from what companies. All tech should have a limited patent like medication then it should become a standard like iMessages should become a standard any company can tie into and I can install on any device I want. Apple acts so anticompetitively they have to keep fighting not because it's right for their users, as their users would benefit from interoperability, but to protect their shareholders interest... They fight and market and act anticompetitively. I can't wait for the world to do what the EU is doing as it's protecting consumers. Consumers are the ones who get the shaft in all of this.
As it is outside of the EU, working tightly with the iPhone, not with other smartphones.
If you read the rest of my comment and not just the first sentence you’ll understand that I know it is a continuity/handoff feature, which is only available on the Apple ecosystem.
The EU is literally telling Apple that AirPlay and AirDrop have to work on other companies' devices. A blatant theft of Apple's IP and features it developed to differentiate itself from said competitors.
Similar setup (different android device). The fact that my signficant other can piggy back multiple bluetooth headphones and me only being able to piggy back certain devices is infuriating and just punishes my significant other for purchasing a non-apple supported (Apple and beats) brand.
I love the characterization of the EU tech by the WSJ in a recent article, it’s so fitting. Instead of the EU creating a competitive environment they are regulating Apple into a public utility ensuring the EU is dependent on outside tech forever more.
Sounds like the DMA is trying to turn tech into a public utility and commoditize its pricing.
I just wrote the same thing. . . . albeit I've been noticing that trend for awhile.
I will be happy when this whole saga is finally settled, whatever the result.
Or to give their products a deliberate advantage so customers choose their products over the competition regardless if the competition offers a better product
Just like every other country big guy apart from the USA?
Well apart from 1 country
Confused by this comment. Feature differentiation is a key component of product marketing. And thus individuals will choose to make their purchases based upon this differentiation. To suggest that a competitor has a "better" product even though it does not offer the same features is a personal decision rather than anything quantitative.
But I suppose the elimination for unique feature differentiation is the objective of the DMA.
It will most likely affect Apple in all countries.
Similar to California forcing mandates on the rest of the US, the EU mandates will probably be pushed everywhere.
It's not cost effective for a company to fragment their designs among different countries.
It will be interesting to see Apple's response when major markets have opposing requirements / laws.
They own the operating system and they are deliberately giving their products an advantage over the competitors by only making additional software available for their own products
That’s the point
Well not really. The eu is last in the” tech race” and the DMA is a symptom of the issue.
And why is that wrong? Microsoft Word is different from Google Doc. Microsoft Windows has different features than Linux. That is what competition is about; creating unique features that promote the sales of your product. For example, Video Game consoles have games that are unique to their platform in order to help sell their product. Apple is doing the same.
Yes. It’s called differentiation. For profit business generally try to give their own products some advantage over a competitor. Only in a tech desert such as the eu is the philosophy what’s yours is mine prevalent.
Apple - fighting doing the right thing kicking and screaming. I like them less every day.
If Apple thinks a government is misinterpreting a law in a way that was going to make its users less safe and give away its hard-earned innovations to competitors and will make its future products worse wouldn't you want them to fight it?
You can’t develop a program for an iOS that Apple doesn’t like. You can’t use a 3rd party watch under iOS the same way you can use an Apple watch. Etc. Etc. That’s anti competitive and anti consumer and I hope the EU fines the sh*t out of Apple until they do the right thing…
That's one of the primary reasons I buy an iPhone! If that bothers you Android exists and is a really good operating system. Don't take away my choice because you can't be bothered to pick a tool that better meets your needs.