Ironic how when Apple has requirements for their app store, fans rush to defend Apple saying they get to call the shots. Now, the EU has requirements for Apple, but people are saying Apple shouldn't need to follow them!
iMessage and FaceTime don't mean much in the EU, most iphone users here use 3rd party apps like Whatsapp, Telegram, Duo for communicating with other people.
Apple admits that their OS is not as secure as they would like it to be, that does not mean that Windows is more secure. I can't find any recent reports on malware for Windows vs macOS, but a report from 2016(Would like, but the report is old and might not be relevant anymore) shows Windows and Android having so much more malware, that macOS, iOS, and linux version are in the "other" slice of the pie.
Because the whole point is “APPLE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL, SO SPECIAL THAT WE’LL CALL IT A MONOPOLY, THAT WE WANT AND WE’LL DO ANYTHING INCLUDING VASTLY CHANGING RULES ON COMMERCE IN ORDER TO GET OUR HANDS ON IT!”
It starts off with “Here’s a list of core stuff that gatekeeper rules apply to. Please pay no mind that what we’ve defined as ‘core’ are areas of business where no EU company plays a significant role.”
I don’t think anyone’s saying that Apple doesn’t need to follow them. They’re saying they are silly. If they’re put in place, Apple will of course have to follow them. If they end up costing Apple more than they can make off of the minority marketshare they hold in the EU, then Apple’s shareholders won’t support Apple doing business at a loss. Apple will lose money and EU users that really want Apple devices will pay gray market prices for them.
Britain left because they are stupid.
Apple only exists in the EU because the rules regulating how they operate in the EU means they can make a profit. If the rules are changed such that they can’t make a profit, then Apple’s not blackmailing users, they’re making a business decision, driven by their shareholders, that ensures they’re not operating at a loss. Business decisions that would have been driven by the actions the EU took.
British exceptionalism is what made them leave.
You're right, instead of posting an opinion on a rumor forum I should contribute instead by counting the minutes until an opinion I disagree with is posted, and announcing it publicly as if anybody cares
So you're saying that if Apple threatened to pull out, those half a billion potential customers would be mad at Apple? Or would they direct their frustration towards the imbecile lawmakers swinging way beyond their expertise trying to get everyone open access to one particular company's hardware and software?
Yes, I'd buy the dip as soon as Apple threatened to pull out, and enjoy the gains two days later after the backlash against EU lawmakers forced them to drop this nonsense. Apple's a forever-hold in my book
No, Apple operates in Europe because it wants to and it's profitable for them. At no point there was any promise that EU will not make legislative changes that Apple doesn't like(LoL, Apple its just a company). EU has every right to change it's laws however it likes.
Actually the more 3rd parties is affects the worse it would be for Apple making everybody turn against them.
Yes, they would definitely be mad at Apple as Apple would be the only affected company that didin't comply with the law and would choose such a solution.
Facts. Let the EU suffer with Android to the point where the citizens force the government to bring iPhones back in their normal form.
Imagine feeling this entitled to have "access to all hardware and software features" of something that you didn't spend decades building, that has hundreds of millions of users that like it just the way it is. Should I just not buy things that don't serve my needs? Or should I demand access to "all hardware and software features" of every automaker? Every smart fridge manufacturer and television maker?