They can try but will fail on that one. Apple at the start of all this spilt the codebase. EU is its own codebase and product.
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Apple Will Delay Bringing New Features to Users in the EU
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Or they don't feel the need to reward bad governing.
They don't need to revise the law they just need to enforce it as written instead of making provisions up as they go.
Wow. I’m absolutely aghast at the fact that Apple believes there are privacy and security concerns under the DMA overbearing regulations.
Yes but you'll notice something about your list—they're all services contingent upon securing regulatory approval, content rights, and/or local partners. Apple generally releases software features everywhere at the same time, until now.
Just add a LAT 'litigation added tax' It's costly selling there.
More out of not wanted to reward bad behavior. The customer suffers.
Translation, "We need to ensure we can maintain our monopoly."
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Somehow they don't have a problem with regulation in China:
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Funny, isn't it?
Yet again, Google and Microsoft need to follow these rules too, yet they are completely fine bringing such features to the EU.
Apple is making issues where there are none.
Apple is making issues where there are none.
Sideloading is a nice thing.
Meanwhile Apple tries everything to put their products on chinese market (with full support of their governmnet to control apple intelligence) and the sell numbers drop year after year. Like really you are upset that Apple Intelligence is not working in EU? Oh sorry I bought Iphone 16 PM in EU and what? Siri is a piece of **** globally not locally in EU. Apple is jsut hiding behind EU bc they have no resorces to support other languages then english and chinese, the whole secret. Like look at the last conference...wow they've added new glossy theme to their oses...wow! mind blown!
TLDR. Apple just sucks at delivering, without blocking Huawei by US government in EU Apple would be wiped out completely from Europe.
TLDR. Apple just sucks at delivering, without blocking Huawei by US government in EU Apple would be wiped out completely from Europe.
My research indicates that the EU has levied substantial fines on Apple, totaling approximately €15 billion. Additionally, there's a pending fine that could reach up to €50 million per day.
Given this significant financial pressure, it's entirely understandable why Apple is meticulously designing (or all out delaying/cancelling the launch in the EU) new features to avoid incurring further penalties.
Personally I believe that the EU's fines are less about consumer protection and more about generating tax revenue from US tech giants, and potentially hindering their US tech growth to benefit European tech companies.
Given this significant financial pressure, it's entirely understandable why Apple is meticulously designing (or all out delaying/cancelling the launch in the EU) new features to avoid incurring further penalties.
Personally I believe that the EU's fines are less about consumer protection and more about generating tax revenue from US tech giants, and potentially hindering their US tech growth to benefit European tech companies.
That's just factually incorrect. Just because you and/or your friends don't like EU, you can't speak for all of us.
If you actually look at facts, current approval rate of EU is around 74%.
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That’s a pitifully obvious lie. Apple is just trying to make EU users mad at the EU because the EU regulated Apple.
I bet EU users have the sense to be mad at the real villain: Apple
Because of greedy American corporations that are used to controlling the government with bribes?
It's telling that neither of these 3 scenarios is actually true. Microsoft's implementation of kernel access was completely up to them, and as we're seeing right now, they're undoing it and the EU isn't batting an eye. Why? Because how it was in the first place was never something the EU asked them to do. They required Microsoft to give equal access, that didn't mean they had to give kernel access or implement that in the way that they did. They're undoing it now because the CrowdStrike issue caused Microsoft brand damage.
The cookie pop-ups are only as bad as they are, yet again, because a few companies have made it their lives work to make the situation as bad as they could, the EU doesn't require websites to show cookie banners, websites just opted to be as much a nuisance as they could. And finally, the EU never mandated all phones use Micro-USB. That's just flat out false in any regard. They told the industry to standardize around a common port, something the industry - including Apple - agreed with, and then proceeded to do as such around USB-C, except for Apple, which in turn resulted in the EU making it an actual law.
Each and every example you give is an example of corporation's anti-consumer behavior, so I guess, yeah, this situation is actually the same after all.
China is not turning Apple into a public utility.Somehow they don't have a problem with regulation in China:
You Can Now Sync Apple Photos With Xiaomi Cloud
Apple users can now back up and access their iPhone photos directly via Xiaomi Cloud, following a new update to the Xiaomi app for iOS. Version...
Funny, isn't it?
I suspect the average EU consumer will understand the situation and who to actually blame.
(Apple)
I don't have a problem with the claim, even though it's laced with hyperbole. But........can you point to any data that supports your assertion or do we just file it as BS?
Also the vaccuum cleaner thing is good. Without the EU, people will just use their variable vacs on max all the time wasting power. In fact my partner used to and still does exactly that, no matter the cleaning task at hand, (unless it's curtains for example).
I know an enormous number of people that say they don't like the EU but in the VAST majority of cases their reason comes down to things like bendy bananas.
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Help me understand (genuinely asking) - why would Apple not do this? To me, this seems to risk their bottom line more than the profit they'd gain from complying with the EU - so why would they not just do it - like Microsoft/Google?
Why should they. Apple spends billions and the EU wants to take it and hand it out for free