Good. Big tech needs to be put under control.
Waiting for the brainwashed Americans to come defend their favorite multi-trillion dollar corporation while they fear getting sick so they don't get left with crippling debt.
the fact there is even a hit list sounds like a personal vendetta against foreign companies. I don’t see any issue years again again Virgin and it’s businesses. Furthermore this comes hot of the heels of EU leader when she was embarrassed for loosing court decision against Apple. She was quoted as wanted to go after them - seems personal not legal or ideal for the EU.
share data with competitors and give no preference to their own apps and services as part of its new Digital Services Act.
This doesn’t make any competitive sense. What data is expected to be shared? How they work with business and products or just research data of how their products are doing?
no preferences to their own apps and digital services lol? Then why even compete at all?! What innovation or services can be offered as an incentive to customers?
I can see Google’s services being forced to manufacturers on Android being disruptive since without including Google’s services then manufacturers will not get any Google services which is a detriment to having typical Android. Many customers want Android this way yet are not aware another Android OS exists without Google’s services and thus tracking. It’s very similar to how Microsoft forced Internet Explorer, then Edge browsers to be on Windows when PC makers brokered a deal forcing out initial web browser competition.
note in each case neither Google nor Microsoft built their own hardware in the first place for years until the last 7yrs roughly. Yet they still push this - EU stopped Microsoft from bundling their browser on Windows as they had a monopoly in the EU.
the difference with Apple is it’s their OS on their hardware. Their not partnering with manuafacturers as competitors and locking them in. They do not have a controlling lead in smartphone nor laptop market in any country in the world. Not 1! Their not stopping other software makers to use their platform. Sure there are and have been issues with locking them out of certain API’s.
Spotify couldn’t use WatchOS to have a native app that stored music locally for playback until WatchOS 6 yet it’s been Spotify’s laziness to even update their watch app to use an updated API to allow this until middle of 2020. No regulation was needed for that. Also note Spotify has a very controlling lead in all global markets in streaming music services and very soon the podcast market. Again Apple is not at fault here. Should Apple allow Spotify to be the default music player on iOS? Sure I’m for it - along with other emus if player apps. (Personally I feel Spotify is horrible as a music playback for their free music tier and if EU pushes for this change then they should review Spotify’s business practice of poor App UI for free use which leads to push clients to subscribe to get basic functionality. Seems very monopolistic. 8Track, SoundCloud, Deezr all don’t limit free users from having store music locally. Apple doesn’t either yet until you subscribe to streaming service which overwrites your personally owned music in iOS and no clear cut way to keep your music and have streamed music stored locally / not even in separate playlists! It’s tricky and involves using a computer and going through too many hoops to get it right.
Apple has allowed browsers and email apps to be native. There is a very tricky business due to security concerns of data mining of iOS users - something the EU talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk beyond cookies cause they don’t know Jack!!
so this data sharing and not wanting to allow software creators having their apps first upon released products (OS inclusive) without detailed steps seems arbitrary.
Hopefully one day.
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