It is not met. I’ve seen that website as well as the government websites. But I suppose we can be arm chair barristers and argue the case in front of the macrumors jury.
It was not illegal was the point.
Correct. The fine means they didn’t like the outcome. Doesn’t mean apple will wind up by paying it.
True. But governments can make any laws they want.(at least they can try)
Yes, we agree that we disagree.
Because this quickly turns into a terrible user experience. When it’s one or two apps from big publishers do this it’s already annoying. Imagine every paid app you use requires you to go out to their web page, create an account, and give them your credit card info.
Nothing like a little hyperbole in an attempt to make a weak point.
The first decision was obviously stupid: the iPad is just a minor variant of the iPhone and so they should be treated together. As I said at the time, not doing that would just leave a giant loophole for Apple to release iProOS, iSOS, iMaxOS, and so on and so bring each branded variant below the threshold.
This is how I feel too, I was ready to throw money at Apple to upgrade early from my amazing and not ready to be decommissioned 14 Pro, but there's no reason now if there's no Apple Intelligence feature.
Which is exactly why all the users saying Apple is doing this out off spite are off their rockers. Apple is a publicly traded company. Apple wants to sell more devices. They want to delight customers. They have a fiduciary duty to shareholders - they’re not doing things out of spite or to prove a point.
No, this is Europe. The law will say the bureaucrats will only review every feature AFTER it is introduced and if found out of compliance will charge 20% of Apple’s worldwide revenue for daring to institute that feature and will require Apple let competitors copy that feature’s code for free in their own apps and hardware. 🤣
And Europe is not really a continent. Eurasia is.
At least some of that list is available in the EU. I definitely used the indoor airport map feature last time I flew into München and used Maps look around when I was in Prague.
So?
Why would they require to go out to their web page?
Given how ubiquitous, big and important mobile applications have become, they absolutely deserve it.
I definitely agree that a more "centralised" approach to transaction/payment processing can be useful, rather than having every developer cook up their own system or integration.
Developers are ALWAYS going to complain about fees - even if it’s 1%. When the App Store launched 30% was considered very generous - physical stores charged 70%. Now 15% is considered an outrageous form of rent-seeking.
Do you pay with cash in restaurants and shops or use CC? Do you shop everything from Apple, all your necessities for life? In my country, businesses cannot store CC information, even Apple.
Um - you are absolutely wrong. Here’s a blog post from 2008.
I think many don't realize, how long we have to wait for localization of features outside the US. I can live without most of them. But the two above, are really painful. The typing experience has not changed in meaningful ways in a long time. Dictation has improved somewhat, but typing not so much.
Things may have been different, when you had to go to a shop to buy a CD with software. When the iPhone was introduced, software distribution over the internet was already well established. So I'm not sure if it's useful to make a comparison here.
Haha, it does make me feel a little better. Maybe there is just no panacea for typing on a small touchscreen.
The word overcharging, like overpriced, is subjective. It shouldn’t be the function of government to interfere in a free market. Yes, it is a free market. Nobody has to use the App Store. The app store is apples property. Etc. there is no duopoly. There is no monopoly. (Don’t know if I got all of the talking points)
