Apple Declines to Appeal UK Ruling That Revives Antitrust Probe Into Browser and Cloud Gaming Restrictions

[Ctrlos]

I'm still waiting for that one person who always goes 'If Microsoft want their game streaming service on mobile they should spend untold billions developing their own' 😀

Seriously though we can all of us agree that there is no ligical reason for Apple to not allow Game Pass as a native app.

 

[MuppetGate]

AKA they know they'll win anyway.

Or they know they won’t, and already have a solution in the wings.

 

[19callum93]

Jhezzzz Apple is having a tough time lately!

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Sorry apple but nobody wants Apple Arcade now stop denying game pass out of pure monopolistic greed

You can use the web app version, I've done that.

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

It's pretty obvious that Apple's restrictions on cloud gaming services was aimed at keeping competitors to Apple Arcade off of the App Store. There's no other reason to block what is essentially a interactive streaming video service.

The thing is that Apple does allow cloud gaming on the App Store, however each game must have a separate listing on the App Store.

 

[ACHD]

You can use the web app version, I've done that.

And apple tried to stop that to lol

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

And apple tried to stop that to lol

When did they do that?

 

[AppliedMicro]

Seriously though we can all of us agree that there is no ligical reason for Apple to not allow Game Pass as a native app.

Making more money by stifling competition is a very logical reason for Apple.

Sure, it may be anti-consumer, anti-developer, anti-competition and (if you will) somewhat evil. But since it’s Apple, nothing else is to be expected when it comes to making money on iOS.

 

[dampfnudel]

Wait. What? Apple dominates the mobile browser market? Tell that to the myriad of Android fanboys here on MacRumors. Aren’t we constantly told that no one uses Safari because no one uses an iPhone in Europe, let alone iMessage.

Please, someone straighten me out here.

We’re talking about the UK here. The rest of Europe is a different story.

 

[dampfnudel]

They are probably like „we have to make those changes for the EU by march 2024 anyway, we might as well wait out the verdict and just implement the same for the UK (if required)“

That makes a lot of sense. No need to add more legal expenses if you don’t have to.

 

[Kierkegaarden]

just pull out of the UK. who needs it anyway?

edit: i'm british. i'm kiddin but for those who are serious.... go ahead lol

You’re around the bend!

 

[CapitalIdea]

The end result of this is what Safari will use WebKit, and everyone else will be reskinned chromium browsers like they mostly are on desktops now. Data brokers will have a field day, and websites will get back to those popups trying to tell you they require chrome to properly view, when it is actually a means for them to be able to more easily monetize you you death.

As for cloud gaming that will probably be a thing, and then people will complain about their batteries dying after an hour.

 

[SFjohn]

Jhezzzz Apple is having a tough time lately!

LOL, sure they are: being worth well over 3 Trillion again today… 😉