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Apple's Browser Rules Stifle Innovation on iOS, Says UK Regulator
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Great Britain is neiter a member of EU nor part of EEA.
EU got nothing to do with this.
In general, cases relating to competition ++ arises out of one or more complaints by other corporations or organisations.
For instance, when Ek wants more money (it`s never enough for him and all too much to the musicians), he files some sort of complaint. He don`t give a rat`s arse about fair competition, he cares about his gigantic house. AND he sold his customers to Facebook for 30 in silver.
Better start educating the workforce then. And get rid of poverty and miserable schools.The UK tech sector...RIP
It`s a looooong time since California wanted Google to sell off their browser. Days.
Colossus, Acorn, RiscOS, BASIC, ARM and the WWW pass you by?
A few more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
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HAHAHAHAHAHA
Seriously?
You know that processor chip in your smartphone? The ARM processor? The Acorn RISC Machine processor? Guess where that came from.
And perhaps you're familiar with the CAPTCHA? The Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart? Named for the guy who basically invented computer science?
I'm not British, and I don't like defending any country that can't be bothered to overthrow its monarchy, but your question is truly laughable.
I do find the irony of the EU attacking Apple for Safari yet at the same time the US govt is looking at separating Chrome from google. The latter being the real monopoly on browsers worldwide. Apple is at least keeping Google (and web developers) honest by forcing them to develop for the standards that have actually been ratified. Without Apple, Google would be doing anything they want and we would be back in IE territory with 1 company controlling browsers.
It's starting to annoy me how many sites only work properly on chrome and not safari. I dont know why this is acceptable but I do know one thing, if the EU force Apple on this, it's only going to get worse not better in terms of web standards.
EU wants to change iOS into a Linux.
Guess what? It ain’t gunna happen.
Guess what? It ain’t gunna happen.
Weird that all these different governing bodies are coming to the same conclusion. Starting to think Apple might have some less-than-ideal rules.
The requirement to use webkit is pretty egregious. Apple should provide incentives, like priority for background processing or tighter OS integration, to use webkit rather than prevent the use of different browser engines.
The requirement to use webkit is pretty egregious. Apple should provide incentives, like priority for background processing or tighter OS integration, to use webkit rather than prevent the use of different browser engines.
I'm not sure how your post is related to the subject matter. It's about Uk regulation.
I don't use Chrome, I won't let that crap on my machines. I have yet to hit a website where that was a problem.
I do use Firefox, and I absolutely want to be able to use REAL Firefox on iOS devices. Since Apple won't allow that on their own, they need to be forced to do it by every government around the world. Apple is abusing their monopoly.
Just to stop everybody making the same assumption./error;
The Uk is not in the EU.
The Uk is not in the EU.
Given their apparent concerns for the security of thier users I wonder why Apple don’t take steps to lock down macOS as much as iOS 🤔
I’m sure the amount of money they make from the App Store has no bearing on their position in these matters. Security is definitely their one and only concern. If the regulators get their way we’ll all be doomed! DOOMED!!
I’m sure the amount of money they make from the App Store has no bearing on their position in these matters. Security is definitely their one and only concern. If the regulators get their way we’ll all be doomed! DOOMED!!
In my case, it wasn't that I didn't know this or remember it. It's that I misread UK as EU because most news like this here have been EU related.
I will work on my shortcoming, I swear
Don't sweat it. It took me a second even though I read the letters Uk, to jog my memory that EU is different.
Can you name several other companies. preferably non-tech companies, that you feel bullied by? Coke? Mercedes Benz? Your local grocer?
This idea that a for-profit company, whom one freely chooses to support or not support, is a "bully" or "greedy" is completely foreign to my understanding of how I operate in a marketplace.
So, I'm curious as to this bullying that you're experiencing.
That line has traditionally been when a company reaches Monopoly power, and is using that monopoly power to stifle the market and competitors.
Apple is not a monopoly, by any stretch of the argument.
Whatever your take on this is, not allowing non-webkit browsers is wrong. Plus there is no need for this limitation except Apple's desire to rule the world.
