Look, UK based businesses deserve the right to sell counterfeit Apple hardware to UK citizens! How else should they make money, designing world class products like the iPh…? oh. Yeah. Counterfeit products it is, then.
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turbineseaplane
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OH RIGHT! Now, remind me, what world class products has ARM manufactured? NONE you say? Especially none that even the average UK citizen would have personal experience with? Ahhhhhhhhhh… ok
Odd that people think Amazon isn’t allowed to make an exclusive deal with Apple when this is common in the industry.
What’s next, Pepsi complaining a fast food chain sells only Coke products and they should be forced to allow Pepsi as well?
What’s next, Pepsi complaining a fast food chain sells only Coke products and they should be forced to allow Pepsi as well?
The ways that companies have been legally doing business for years is automatically illegal if Apple’s doing it. 🙂
NightFox
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Pretty weak comeback considering that ARM aren't a product manufacturer. But to turn it around, what world class products are reliant on ARM architecture?
If you don’t understand UK anti-competitive laws then best not comment.
Does UK anti-competitive laws allow McDonald’s in the UK to serve Pepsi?
If SoftBank (the Japanese company that owns Arm Holdings) depended on UK companies releasing products, they wouldn’t be what they are today. And really, if it wasn’t for Apple being interested in the first place, there might not even be an ARM Holdings!
If the UK was capable of more, they’d be doing it. Instead, they’ve very interested in being able to ensure UK companies can sell counterfeit products to UK citizens.
Amazon has good deals but I am cautious to purchase Apple products from there. I purchased AirPods from the seller/shipper Amazon.com. The product was genuine but AppleCare couldn't be activated because the purchase date wasn't on file. I had to call Apple Support and provide proof of purchase.
Apple and Amazon are facing a new UK opt-out class action.
brits are famously obsessed with class.
This is because Apple, like all the other tech companies, seem to think they rule the world. They want to make money in other countries (they charge 10-20% more, not including any other local taxes) but they are not prepared to follow the rules. In the US, they are "too big to fail" and are allowed to do what they want. The accurate description of them is: arrogant.