Apple should just split iOS in 2 versions. iOS Europe and iOS. iOS Europe will have no AirPlay, no Bluetooth, no NFC etc. That wil teach the EU.
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iOS 19 and iOS 20 Must Include a Long List of Major Changes, EU Says
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I feel like this article should be pinned in any discussion on "why does Apple have so many bugs?" and "why is Apple late on delivering stuff?".
Interestingly, AirPlay works in Spotify on iOS, but not on macOS? My AirPlay speakers never appear in Spotify’s device list on my Mac (but my Sonos ones do).
I’d love to see them just stop selling products there but we all know that will never happen.
If Apple doesn't like it then they can just invent their own EU, make a bunch of citizens, and sell their products to them. Problem solved.
But if Apple wants to stay then they just have to actually compete and come up with genuinely new products again and stop resting on their laurels.
Furthermore, if Apple Watch is so perfect and covers every iPhone owners needs then it won't matter what the EU forces Apple to do because buyers will opt for Watch despite Apple keeping it stagnant for another 10+ years.
It's our Watches, our iPhones, and our data on our iPhones. If we want Pebble to ruin it all then it's up to us.
But if Apple wants to stay then they just have to actually compete and come up with genuinely new products again and stop resting on their laurels.
Furthermore, if Apple Watch is so perfect and covers every iPhone owners needs then it won't matter what the EU forces Apple to do because buyers will opt for Watch despite Apple keeping it stagnant for another 10+ years.
It's our Watches, our iPhones, and our data on our iPhones. If we want Pebble to ruin it all then it's up to us.
Yes, Apple is a business not a nonprofit. And you can now do literally all of those things.
Interoperability isn’t the main problem here. As I’ve said in other comments, the EU is requiring that Apple give away to its competitors any new features it develops immediately upon release. Do you think Apple would have spent the time and effort developing AirPods, eg, if any other company could immediately copy every one of its features and commoditize the market? The rule would be the end of Apple’s iPhone business, full stop. And all Apple users—most of whom don’t live in the EU and have had no say in this—will suffer the consequences.
How do you expect Apple to compete with “genuinely new products” if the EU forces it to freely give away the technology powering those products?
Apple has offered self repair for years. Not that anybody actually wants to do that. Even the parts pairing is largely gone, except for biometrics. There are also some limitations regarding parts “sourced” from locked (stoles) devices.
Setting a default mapping app is coming.
I think Apple has the right to say how much their devices and services cost. Who else should it be? Their AppStore pricing is very similar to everybody else. If they want to charge non-AppStore apps or alternative marketplaces a platform fee, then they will. It’s their platform. They are under no obligation to give it away for free.
If you don’t like Apple’s restrictions then you free to use something else. You can buy an Android phone and a Windows laptop. They won’t, of course, work particularly well together, but there you go.
so first Apple has to give their IP away for free to enable other companies to develop new products that Apple is then allowed to compete with, right? Sure, makes it really compelling to "innovate".
Total nonsense
Stupidity at its best. They should also mandate that parts from Ford, Kia, Nissan should be interoperable with BMW, Renault, Alfa Romeo etc.
Way to go EU! Unfortunately Apple is probably going to be selfish and only enable the new interoperability for users in the EU. They're really stubborn about working well with other platforms.
"All operating system and application products must be written in C99."
As you say, there aren't more entrants in the market because there isn't demand for them. The PC market essentially has 3 model: closed system (Apple), open hardware, closed software (Windows), open hardware open software (Linux). In the Smartphone market we have closed system (Apple) and something between the other two with Android.
Truth is if you want to compete with the big players, you can get 80% of the way there with the open source portions of Android and Linux. That's essentially what the Chinese makers are doing, and they're only really sustainable in competition to Google because of the government's information policies. It's not happening in any serious way elsewhere because there's no underserved gaps in the market. If one was identified, someone would take the opportunity-- Samsung, LG, Sony, someone.
VAT is being paid for everything you buy, no matter where it is coming from, it is also only paid by the end consumer, companies do not pay VAT. Some US states have a sales tax, which is similar, even though it sucks in comparison.
If Apple can topple the smartphone, headphone, tablet, and smart watch markets once and absolutely decimate the competition for 10+ years then I'm pretty sure they can do so several times more.
No other player in tech can do what Apple does, or even has the capital to try to.
And besides, Pebble and similar third-party makers won't magically suck up Apple's brand recognition and status in the tech sphere just because Apple is forced to give up a tiny bit of control over iOS.
Look at the EU AppStore changes -Next to no EU iPhone users know or think about alternative app stores. And most that do won't use them because they don't fully understand how it works, thinks it will hurt their iPhones, or just feels its too inconvenient to get into.
It'll be the same for the products that benefit from these upcoming EU laws -The tiny demographics of consumers that use these products will benefit greatly. But the vast majority will not care and continue to only buy Apple.
It's not a big deal.
Of boo hoo. Microsoft was bound by similar rules, which is why Microsoft could not legally come out with an iLife competitor, and why Windows Phone legally could not offer seamless integration like Apple was able to.
Back in the IE saga, Apple was on the other side, I do t remember them defending MS.
Probably more like allowing Toyota tires to work on a Kia, or something like that. Maybe allowing non-Mercedes windshield wipers or windshield washer fluid.
Please Apple, just drop the European market and sell directly from US to us Europeans that want an iPhone. 🙏🏻
Yes, from the regulation:
The EU has repeatedly interpreted warning messages as prohibited "scare sheets"/ "additional user friction" in the past.
... which is ironic from the legislative body that gave us a "cookie consent banner" on every. single. frigging. website.
I understand that on an Apple forum we all want to defend the company, some might have shares or are suffering from patriotism, but when I'm mentioning ecosystem locks that have been opened up by the EU or a long running Right to Repair fight, don't give Apple credit.
