Hopefully only if they want to unless you want the government deciding what all companies do in their own systems. Why do I only get to buy X-Box games for my X-box! Right!
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Apple Has 'Very Serious' DMA Issues, EU to Enforce Rules 'Soon'
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Largely the creator of the alternate store. (See "Requesting the entitlement" here.)
Generally speaking, this has been quite a year for governments who have decided they'd like to design the operating systems of companies who design operating systems.
It's a bunch of bureaucrats deciding how tech should work. They will screw it up eventually. Forcing companies to comply with imaginary standards and rules based on nothing more than - greed. They want a bunch of tech to be available,eto any developer in Europe. And we ALL know how Europe leads the world in consumer tech...not.
Next they will say that piano manufacturers don't own all the performances and compositions that use their pianos.
They already are unattractive. Look at the top 100 companies in the world by market cap. 12 out of 100 are in the EU, which has a 50% larger population than the USA, which has 12 in the top 15 alone. The only reason they even have one in the top twenty (Novo at #12) is because they got lucky and their diabetes drug turned out to randomly help with weight loss. Yeah, Novo, the company that charges $1200 a month for $5 worth of drugs. Great job EU. Really doing a swell job at keeping your own in check there.
Always wondered what % of EU’s GDP comes from extorting US tech companies lol
They just dropped below MSFT and NVDA: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/18/nvi...rket-cap-is-most-valuable-public-company.htmlIn all this mess Apple share prices have increased presently
I would call that more NVDA rocketing past APPL and MSFT than either dropping. lol
You cant say the EU arent speedy.... I mean this little Apple AppStore just sprung up last week and plays by their own rules...
What? Over a decade of going along nicely, not the major OS, but happy users?
Geez we better put in some poorly worded legislation that is so vague we can complain about any changes they make to meet it... the even allowed Gatekeepers to vet all apps for security and platform integrity issues. By vetting, they allow a fee to be collected for apps outside the official store. Seems EU not happy that Apple want 12-27% to do it...
They state it is about better outcomes for customers but it wont generate lower charges.
Just more money collected will go to EU companies.
This is about $$$. Nothing more.
What? Over a decade of going along nicely, not the major OS, but happy users?
Geez we better put in some poorly worded legislation that is so vague we can complain about any changes they make to meet it... the even allowed Gatekeepers to vet all apps for security and platform integrity issues. By vetting, they allow a fee to be collected for apps outside the official store. Seems EU not happy that Apple want 12-27% to do it...
They state it is about better outcomes for customers but it wont generate lower charges.
Just more money collected will go to EU companies.
This is about $$$. Nothing more.
So you think Apple with diss the EU like Disney did?
Which "American" countries have they attacked?
What's up with the whining about wines?
It's a no-brainer. The $0.50 CTF was completely non-compliant. Anybody with half a brain who read the text of the DMA knows this.
It's clear Apple wants to take this to the courthouse rather than legitimately abide by EU rules. I get it, Apple hates sideloading and alternative app stores because they lose that 30% cut. If Apple wants to play in the EU, they have to abide by the law.
It's clear Apple wants to take this to the courthouse rather than legitimately abide by EU rules. I get it, Apple hates sideloading and alternative app stores because they lose that 30% cut. If Apple wants to play in the EU, they have to abide by the law.
The stock price itself is still high and that’s what I’m referring to. You confuse yourself with shared how they work and overall company value.
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And leave behind all the European engineers that work for them?
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All of that is built into the cost of buying a $999+ iPhone.
The US government needs to stand up to the corrupt EU.
And China needs to stand up to the authoritarian Taiwan?
This is distorted by the fact that there is much less of a tradition for companies to go public in Europe. Much of the strength of the European economy is in SMEs that aren't present on the capital market.
"Apple shares fell 1.1% on Tuesday, giving the iPhone maker a $3.29 trillion market value." Which made them drop below MSFT again.
If Apple isn’t allowed to make money on apps developed for their devices with their coding platform the answer is going to be simple. The developer entry cost is going up significantly. Xcode licensees will be a contract with Apple with varied costs and contact renewals. It’s going to take a ton of restructuring, and Apple is stalling while they make the necessary plans. Do what with wish with your app distribution but do people really think that multi-million/billion dollar corps are going to pay 99/299 a year and have a free pass? It’s insanely absurd.
The alternate app stores would be, to my understanding, entirely run and maintained by the owner. Apple would not be hosting it, and they would have no control over it. Additionally people would be able to opt in and out as they please.
And since apps run sandboxed, that means there can’t possibly be any viruses unless they abuse some zero day vulnerability that Apple hasn’t patched yet.
Luckily Xcode isn't necessary to develop iOS apps.