I think some parts are an overreach - I think the EU made this harder to get behind for some people because they went to far in some places - things that require an architecture redesign (certain kinds of inter-app communication) are more than just allowing more freedom on what can be installed.
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Leaked EU Document Could Spell Major Changes for App Store, Messages, FaceTime, Browsers, and Siri
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I read your message in full.
I have considered that (apps leaving the App Store), but we already have a good market example in the Android store. Most apps (99%) are still on that store because it's the main place consumers go to get software. It's not just a safe space to obtain apps but it's a billboard and marketing tool for app discovery.
I don't see that changing. However you brought up about Apps not being on the App Store and it's mainly down to Apple being greedy. They want 30%. So all those small utility apps you had to buy from the developers websites gave those developers more money. If they release on the App Store (the macOS one) there are stipulations about file access, modifying the operating system (which is sometimes required for certain apps to function) stipulations around storing and using files in iCloud and then the 30% fee.
Another big issue with the App Store is it heavily favours subscriptions where as traditionally developers want to release major versions and have users pay a reduced fee to upgrade or just buy the new version. Apple makes this very difficult on the App Store they expect developers to continually update an app once someone buys it one time forever which is not financially sustainable but at the same time consumers don't want to pay a subscription (however small it may be) for an app for the rest of their lives.
One thing I will say is, Apple does have application signing so even apps you get that aren't from the App Store are digitally signed by Apple with the developers certificate they receive when they signup to be an Apple developer and pay their $99 a year. So if you installed software from third party websites and your Mac didn't warn you about it being unsigned you're probably safe unless you're literally installing malware from a torrent site or some such etc
Absolutely, it is. Law is enforced, at the foundation, by men with guns taking your money or putting you in jail.
You’re conflating sanctions with law enforcement. And, even then, what stops Russia from trying to take back the assets is the threat of force against them.
Well when it comes to the government and what they enact. It actually does. For instance see the right to repair movement in the USA and how factory and farm equipment makers are being forced to provide repair manuals and replacement parts to independent repair shops and end-users on a state-by-state basis.
For instance in some states even Tesla is having to provide full detailed manuals of every part of their vehicles for repair reasons. This isn't even in the EU, this is the USA.
Some of this I am not supportive of. But some of it I am.
I should be allowed to use whatever messaging service I want as default. Same goes for maps, music etc. And if I want to use Firefox as my default, I should be able to actually use Firefox and not a Safari skinned Firefox.
On the otherhand, I dont know how I feel about sideloading. I had an Android for a while and the only app I sideloaded was Vanced. There's just too much risk of something going wrong.
I should be allowed to use whatever messaging service I want as default. Same goes for maps, music etc. And if I want to use Firefox as my default, I should be able to actually use Firefox and not a Safari skinned Firefox.
On the otherhand, I dont know how I feel about sideloading. I had an Android for a while and the only app I sideloaded was Vanced. There's just too much risk of something going wrong.
I hope none of the changes affect the security of the device when it comes to wallet, digital id, car key, and home kit. A breach could not just be inconvenient but very harmful for anyone that loses their personal info or access to their car key, etc...
Does the EU have Engineers working with them so that the way theses laws and changes are instituted are safe and assure that customers personal data cannot be accessed?
Does the EU have Engineers working with them so that the way theses laws and changes are instituted are safe and assure that customers personal data cannot be accessed?
I wish Tesla had been forced to use the common charging port in the US (as they were in Europe) and allow their superchargers to be used by non-Tesla vehicles. They could have charged more to non-teslas charging but it would still have made it worth it because it would have radically improved the usability of electric vehicles in North America.
You’re moving back and forth between a legal argument and a moral argument.
“Should” is a moral argument. Even if something is made legal, it doesn’t address the moral aspect.
If you mean to say “I want Apple to be forced by law to do X” then say that.
I think that it should be the App Store policies that are regulated rather than the existence of the App Store as the sole source of apps. They should be required to have more open policies and there should be an independent EU appeal system for conflicts with apple and the developer.
If you could make WhatsApp the default messaging app I would agree with you.
The rest of your post - agree.
Small developers are charged 15%, not 30%.
App Store Small Business Program - Apple Developer
Propel your small business forward with the next generation of groundbreaking apps on the App Store and invest more resources into your business.
Do you still think that Apple is being greedy with small developers?
Apple certainly does benefit from developers but the reality is that creating the mobile hardware, OS and App Store is a MUCH more difficult proposition than developing an application. Microsoft tried and failed to do it.
Wow I would be furious if I was a company like apple. Imaging the government telling you how to build your product and what you can and can not do with it. F-off Apple is a closed ecosystem for a reason, you want garbage go to android you have a choice. Its insane, its like the govment is in bed with the rest of the industry and are trying to bring their garbage into apple so they can better compete.
Government overreach is the worst, and governments mostly suck.
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You say that based on??
"Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies."
Literally the first sentence from Wikipedia.
Competition law - Wikipedia
"Law is a system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior"
Law - Wikipedia
You might want to retake that class you must have slept through the first day of.
Sure, I believe the 2 trillion dollar company should open up more and I'm glad the EU is forcing their hand. I think we see each others stand on this issue clearer now.
I say that based on my legal education, law degree, and experience in the field, not a quote from Wikipedia.You say that based on??
"Competition law is the field of law that promotes or seeks to maintain market competition by regulating anti-competitive conduct by companies."
Literally the first sentence from Wikipedia.
Competition law - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
"Law is a system of rules created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior"
Law - Wikipedia
You might want to retake that class you must have slept through the first day of.
Oh of course. It has nothing to with Apple's unimaginably massive market power. ?
The funny thing is, this only happened because of the action of people like EPIC games. Apple did this as a preemptive move to try and stave off regulation.Small developers are charged 15%, not 30%.
App Store Small Business Program - Apple Developer
Propel your small business forward with the next generation of groundbreaking apps on the App Store and invest more resources into your business.developer.apple.com
Do you still think that Apple is being greedy with small developers?
Which just goes to show that fighting against what they do, works. It pushed them to make a move themselves as a defence mechanism. We should keep pushing until Apple has an online store to buy replacement parts for their devices, an open app store, supports sideloading etc
What market power? Because someone makes a product that becomes popular that means they have to be regulated? GTFO.
I hereby propose that all residents of the EU be given the right to individually choose the government of their choice, up to 4 times per year. Each citizen can freely choose their official language, alphabet, numbering system, preferred musical scale, set of laws that they will follow, the currency they will use, the amount of taxation they will be charged, to whom such taxes will be paid, and on what such taxes may be spent. Every store, vendor, or other service provider that they frequent will be required to accept payment in whichever currency the citizen chooses and must have staff on hand to speak to the citizen in their language of choice. Children may attend any school they choose, no matter where it is located, and it will be the responsibility of the citizen's chosen government to provide safe and efficient transportation for the children to attend their chosen school.
Which is fine!
You don't use it, but others can.
That's exactly how this should work on peoples computers/devices that they own.
We - not Apple - should be deciding what we do with our devices.
