This seems like it is going to make everything worse. If I wanted Android I would have bought an Android device.
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Leaked EU Document Could Spell Major Changes for App Store, Messages, FaceTime, Browsers, and Siri
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You can from Skype.
From my pc.
In the US.
Skype now supports calling 911 from your PC in the United States
A recent update to Skype adds support for calling emergency services in the United States if you're on a PC.
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Ok, but some people want a OS that actively doesn’t allow it. And 30% of the market is (at least) fine enough with that. You could say they buy the iPhone for other reasons, and I could say something else. Thankfully, we have a great way to discover it: the market, which acts as trial and error at large scale. If it was so relevant, Apple would have allowed sideloading. As they had to go with bigger screens, or include ports again on the MBP, etc.
Same with Apple to Google on software and services, but they found a way to curb Google and dash ahead.
Ahhhh, see? There is nothing free. That free “shelf space” on the AppStore will look preeeetty good to everyone after Apple starts charging a listing fee in this scenario!
Maybe then there will be some rational thought and acknowledgement that “oh, maybe forcing for a completely open platform was a bad idea.”
But silly me. Of course that wouldn’t happen.
Build a better company yourself.
A decade and a half a go, Blackberry was on top of the world and nobody considered a buttonless device, considering the need for email on the go--iPhone was laughed at. It was a toy.
Twenty five years ago there was no Google. There was no Facebook, no Twitter and Apple was a wreck.
All of the above is from the last generation, which is....not a lot of time.
Apple and Google aren't going to be on top forever.
Don't regulate outrage and create a policy that punishes "the right" people today but will be worse for your citizens long term.
There will be little incentive to deploy innovative technologies to the EU, imo, going forward.
Corporations don’t pay taxes. They collect them from people: consumers, shareholders and employees. Envy does get people to vote a certain way though.
Re: Ford fighting seat belts, Ford made seat belts a $9 option in 1956, twelve years before seat belts became mandatory in 1968 in the US.
This will have terrible long-term consequences if passed. Even the most benign government regulations have a long history of unintended (negative) consequences and this is no different.
Here’s my first post in the thread:
“Third parties imposing requirements on consensual transactions between other parties are less about protecting competition and more about control or favoring certain competitors.”
What you’re trying to rationalize here is, exactly, “favoring certain competitors.” It’s good to see you come around on this.
...they made an ecosystem for their own products. Something you can use, or not use. Again, this has nothing to do with anything other than "I want" and "I wish" because Apple is popular and fun to use. This is a kind of looter mentality of let's take it over and make it what we want, even though we have none of the expertise that made it great in the first place.
So you believe that ensuring competitive markets and adherence to anti-trust law aren't both pieces of the government function of ensuring regulated markets?
The biggest monopoly in the world is government and their monopoly on force and yet people don’t seem to care about that. And worse want to make it worldwide (via a global minimum tax) so that everyone in the world will be at the mercy of the power hungry politicians.
Policy should be judged on its outcomes, not on its intention. Unfortunately most people don't understand this, which is why government has become the giant behemoth it is today with its tentacles reaching into every aspect of our lives. We need less government, not more.
In other news the Biden administration and the US Congress have voted to require German auto makers to offer each other's powertrains and in car infotainment systems as options starting in 2024 and require all to come with US made Goodyear tires.....
This proposal will be caught up in a legal and WTO disputes for years.
This proposal will be caught up in a legal and WTO disputes for years.
And the reason nobody would care is because if you're a small company nobody has ever heard of, you can't impact the broader market in ways that Apple and Google currently can.
Why should my only recourse to anti-competitive measures be to start my own company? Not to mention, should I succeed in my endeavor, I'll no doubt want to implement my own anti-competitive measures to maximize my profits. One function of government is to keep unfair practices from being an issue in the first place.
That's why I specified "mid-range iPad". Point being, there's lots of options and variety out there. There are also desktop PC's for the cost of the cheapest iPad.
The arguments for all these changes would make a lot more sense if Apple was a monopolistic company, but they aren't. There's still tons of choices for both hardware and software, and its not like Facetime or iMessage prevents you from sending messages or video conferencing with others.
If there's no monopoly or anti-competitive practices, then I am not a big fan of using laws to force a businesses' hand.
Of all of these, the interoperability requirement of messaging services sounds the worst... I see NO WAY that opening up iMessage to every service out there won't end in immense spam and a huge attack surface for hackers.
I would wholeheartedly support this. It should be noted when they call or try texting because you have no idea what sketchy nonsense they have installed.
iMessage is somewhat open since you can message anyone using just a phone number. It's called SMS.
However... the only way I can message a WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal user is by using their official proprietary apps.
Open them up!
However... the only way I can message a WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal user is by using their official proprietary apps.
Open them up!
Actually, what I'm pointing out is that small players could commit the exact same actions Apple has, but they would have essentially no impact on the market. If you want to classify that as favoring certain competitors have at it. Let me know when they start impacting hundreds of billions of dollars in a global market and I and world governments might actually care. Good thing the market cap provision is in there though because once they reach a certain size, they'll get hit with the exact same provisions as Apple.
Because starting your own company, like Delorean, is the capitalistic way. And while government can make any law it wants, subject of course to the laws surrounding what government can do, doesn't automatically mean every law is good in the long run. And while we will see where this goes, I think it will have a chilling effect on the business climate of the EU with respect to tech.