Which is why the largest technology companies are almost exclusively based in the EU.
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USB C substandard? The Koolaid is strong with this one.
Nah. Apple needs to get Google and Microsoft on board. All leave, all at once. Let them try to figure out how to make computers and software on their own. They'd come back on their knees begging all three to come back. Call their bluff. It's the only way to end this stupidity.
While I doubt this would happen it would be an interesting experiment to see if the upset population would then outweigh the governmental overreach. Imagine if Apple just shutdown the EU access to the app store in protest of alt-stores... I imagine the users would take their anger out on their own government versus Apple.
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Perhaps but those companies - and their shareholders - like money a lot more than they hate regulation, so that will never happen
Insane. Just shows how clueless politicians are.
Precisely why I like their system as well
Why doesn’t the EU just tap into the huge font of technical expertise in the EU and build the companies with the vision they want? Likely, because it’s hard to do so with the regulations they have in place.
It's certainly known to get loose over time, but the EU shouldn't be picking winners in any case. By mandating USB C they've effectively ruled out a better standard coming along to replace it... one that doesn't have a mess of standards hiding behind one 'universal' connector. Just look at the furore over the latest iPhones with USB 2.0 vs USB 3.1!
This sentence right here demonstrates that car analogies are terrible for tech discussions.
Sorry, but discussing a drug with an addict is mostly useless. The EU wants Apple to implement an option. To clarify this here: You do not have to use an option, cause it is optional.
But everyone of the nay sayers here will use those options. Why? Simply because Apple blocks innovation.
Ì’m really glad that the EU is killing Apples „lock users in, lock competition out“ business model. Why? Have a look what happened, after the EU forced Apple to implement USB-C:
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Apple will comply as always ‘if’ laws are past. Shareholders love money and Apple loves money. The EU is a massive cash grab for Apple and they won’t lose that over this.
Also true but I found the widows ecosystem at a large church I helped IT system was a pain, with iexperienced staff who did not understand security on their devices one time a pastor brought a windows laptop back from Egypt with a nasty malware from hell that brought their entire network down and when you tried to kill it it just fought back like a monster. We moved them to entirely apple and also restricted admin status on devices to those who were responsible and knowlegable and things are going well altough I am no longer there its why I choose the apple ecosystem I Like there gas stations and security LOL
See you in 2025 and let’s see if Apple pulls the plug on EU.
So, your remedy is that instead of competing fairly by making a better browser, it is fine if Apple cripples its competition so that they cannot be better and in fact worse because it has to be built on webkit with many restrictions on top of that? That is your definition of fairness? You want to defend the right of a company to do this without questioning it?
That might be true (I am retired so less of an issue for me) but my experience is that companies and governments need to stay the hell out of my phone I just do not trust them. I liked the fact that on the iphone Steve kept the carriers out of the software on the phones I hated the software on my non apple cell phones frankly. I understand your point do not get me wrong. But the install needs to be done with security in mind not what government regulators want who do not understand security. I guess it depends on how you are allowed to use your phone or not at work or if they also give you a company owned phone and such.
People love to twist the true meaning of words just to suite their narrative. Nothing new or extraordinary.
Such as this time, they automatically assume “free market” is akin to unregulated or lightly regulated market where all parties will just behave. It should not be a hard thing to figure out how wrong this kind of thinking is.
Exactly!
Apple could play chicken with the politicians. Imagine them withholding next year's iPhone release, but only in the EU. Those politicians would have an inferno lit under their asses to step off.
Whilst I firmly believe the EU are overreaching and they will eventually cross a red line for Apple, side loading is done fine on the Mac so I don’t understand the fierce objection to that particular element. Apple will implement it eventually and we won’t think any different because of it. Vast majority of us will continue to use the App Store as we have done for over a decade and we will occasionally download apps directly from websites we trust. Most wont use rival app stores…
Also I think RCS should be adopted for iMessage. That doesn’t mean Android bubbles have to be blue… but it does mean better chats. I’d probably use iMessage more if Android users were able to integrate with it. As a European, WhatsApp has domination and I hate Meta.
Also I think RCS should be adopted for iMessage. That doesn’t mean Android bubbles have to be blue… but it does mean better chats. I’d probably use iMessage more if Android users were able to integrate with it. As a European, WhatsApp has domination and I hate Meta.
My father told me a long time ago:
“Put politicians of any and all parties in a sack, start hitting with a bat and you will always hit the right one”
Boy, was he right
“Put politicians of any and all parties in a sack, start hitting with a bat and you will always hit the right one”
Boy, was he right
Yes! I, too, hope my favorite multi-trillion dollar corporation buys more politicians! Get on it, Apple!