Right. As many on this thread have said, the "user" can simply choose a different platform if they don't like what Apple does. But now the iPhone and IOS are being actively designed not by Apple, not by the user, but by Margrethe Vestager and the EU commission.
Some one will mine crypto using the phone, and blame apple for battery life. Winning.
Good luck with that. I'm confident you'll find you'd rather have Apple designing the OS, not Margrethe Vestager.
Are you claiming that not being able to buy a product is something you want?
The EU's laws are designed to protect consumer rights, privacy, and fair competition. The "spirit of the law" is about ensuring technology benefits everyone safely and fairly. It's not about being clever; it's about setting standards that protect citizens. Adapting to these laws may have consequences, but they push companies to innovate responsibly.
The irony that we're talking about having Stockholm involved in telling you what you can do with your device...
For some reason i always read the name as vestige.
You're jumping pretty far ahead from Apple not having this and not disclosing exactly why to this being a strategy to create political pressure.
No, they don't. They insert unnecessary and vague laws and rules that interrupt fair competition.
It doesn’t matter, if it is a judgement call. Companies will not take a chance, the moment EU inserts itself in to the OS. Apple or any other company will not risk even if there is a hint of DMA lurking over the head. It’s enterprise risk management 101.
Well I was. I read that headline and presumed it wasn't coming to Europe, a bit like Vision Pro still isn't in Europe.
Comparing the EU to China is ridiculous and shows a lack of understanding. The EU enforces regulations to protect privacy, consumer rights, and fair competition, ensuring tech companies operate ethically. China is known for its censorship and state control, which is the opposite of the EU’s commitment to democracy and individual freedoms.
Not as many as ones begging Apple to leave EU 😂
Go ahead! I would even suggest to go directly to USA to stay on the edge of progress!
I think it’s pretty clear the DMA is about services they make money from… Unless Apple intends to charge 30% from a developer because you were mirroring your screen to a Mac or whatever (which at this point I don’t necessarily doubt)
I'm completely with EU in the spirit of these laws...but take away the layer of why each is doing these things and it is definitely starting to overlap.
Margrethe Vestager did design the market in which Apple can design the best OS it can to compete in that market. If Apple can't do that, they loose.
I think it's pretty that you never read or understand the DMA, it is about market control, not making money.
Yeah, when they initially accepted the iPad as not being a gatekeeper, then included it even though it absolutely doesn’t meet some of the requirements… there’s literally no way for Apple, in this type of mercurial environment, to be able to hit a regulatory target. And that’s just with something as simple as “is the iPad considered a gatekeeper?” Apple Intelligence is a whole ‘nother level of complexity that requires more certainty from regulators “build it, release it and we’ll tell you if we’ll fine you”.
