The Play Store is subject to the same regulation.
…except: The Play Store has a history of colluding with Apple pricing.
Except… they both did not control the market for third-party applications and transactions with third parties.
...requiring an active dongle because Lightning doesn't have enough pins for a full USB 3 compatibility mode (inc. USB 2 fallback).
I am invested in a platform where a malicious foreign entity (EU) is trying to change its fundamentals out of pure spite. If Apple also gives in, There will be no walled garden ecosystem and I might be forced to cease using a smartphone. EU is literally stealing the values and features (the walled garden ecosystem that is tightly vetted) so they are complicit in theft. A "third party app store" or a "sideloading" enjoyer can always buy an android, but if EU forces Apple to open up too, it's over for people who do not want these features or who know the malicious outcomes this opening up can bring (look at the vast world of Android viruses..)
But Android has always been open, and used that as a selling point of their OS over Apple's closed system. Again, the EU doesn't actually want competition between the two - they want them to be the same.
If they weren't, then developers would be moving to other stores. But they're not. The market knows better than you and the EU.
If you have evidence of colluding (vs. the market setting the rates) I'm sure the EU would love to have it.
So Apple should just leave the EU market and remove all the stores with it? I wonder how many Apple employees in the EU? And if Apple did just that. What would these EU developers complain about then? All they would have is Google.
You might be best buds with France but I'm from the UK and can assure you that we don't want to rejoin the EU and do not regret Brexit however, we have political masters at the moment who think otherwise - thankfully or hopefully, their tenure in office will be short!First of all: You accuse me of confusing developers, yet you openly admit you plan to implement the changes in the most confusing way possible. Interesting self-own. Didn’t think you’d say it out loud. 🤣
If you openly admit you’ll intentionally make things worse and confuse developers, just to cling to your App Store monopoly, you’re basically proving my point. Thanks for showing everyone exactly why regulators exist and why you shouldn’t be trusted to ‘self-regulate’.
Again: If you want to operate in my market, you play by my rules. Not the other way around. And we all know you will, because you always do:
-USB-C on all Apple devices … huge benefit for consumers. We have that thanks to the EU.
-Alternative app stores provide more choice and convenience. (We know, because we use it) Again, only because of the EU.
-Alternative payment methods are better for consumers and developers alike. Once more, that’s the EU’s doing.
So as you can see: your threat to make things worse on purpose doesn’t make much sense. You’re just showing why these rules matter and why they work.
FYI: I am from Germany and we are best buds with France. The UK is starting to build economic bonds with the EU again… they regret Brexit and want to rejoin…
Much like the US has been trying kneecap Chinese technology companies.
The freedom of tens of thousands of businesses and millions of consumers trumps your desire be locked in.
You can continue to limit your app downloads and purchases to Apple’s App Store - just as before.
…but many do not want to.
“But think about the children!” 😇
Nothing illegal in protecting one's business. The customer makes a purchase. If they don't like it, they can return it for a full refund, and never have to purchase it again. The fact that the EU does not have a domestic OS/Phone manufacture is its OWN FAULT. And, its citizens picked which they liked. Hence the situation.
With regards to installation and monetisation of third-party apps, they want them to be subject to the same rules, yes.
Exactly. And people choose to purchase or not purchase an iPhone too 🤓
Presenting the EU-Phone... the true amazing "Freedom Phone", powered by Android, monitored by the EU, so make sure you don't break any rules. And if you do, for your convenience we will add the fine(s) to your phone bill.
That’s what dealing with Apple, their App Store and their App Store review team feels like.
Exactly.
Seems the US companies need presidential protection to earn (enough) money. Poor competitiveness?
Only because their ideological opposition to closed, integrated ecosystems, distrust of the free market, and zeal to regulate themselves out of a hole created by regulation has blinded them. And given their track record of stifling innovation in their market, unwillingness to consider safety, security, and user experience despite having multiple instances of making things worse for everyone, and complete inability to think through second order effects of their regulations, it’s pretty clear they’re going to make things worse.
And you can buy an Android device and not blow up Apple’s ecosystem. Your preferences shouldn’t outweigh mine and Apple’s.
“My preferences are more important than yours and the platform owner’s. I deserve to have my cake and eat it too - no matter the harm caused.”
It is a problem on desktop PCs, and on Android. Apple fixed it on mobile, but the people who gave us cookie popups and Crowdstrike know better!
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YouGov are the worst polling you can buy.Europeans agree EU should enforce rules on Big Tech, says poll
Only about 1 in 10 respondents to YouGov survey say Brussels should loosen its grip on U.S. tech giants.
I’m sure the survey commissioned by “People vs. Big Tech” asking “should we loosen regulations to give Trump a win or not” wasn’t a push poll at all.Europeans agree EU should enforce rules on Big Tech, says poll
Only about 1 in 10 respondents to YouGov survey say Brussels should loosen its grip on U.S. tech giants.
Europeans agree EU should enforce rules on Big Tech, says poll
Only about 1 in 10 respondents to YouGov survey say Brussels should loosen its grip on U.S. tech giants.
