Yeah they really reeled in MS they are the dominant computer OS. And let’s give Google way more access to users with Chrome. You are allowing other companies to expand more. And none of them are small companies.
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Mozilla is 'Extremely Disappointed' With Implementation of Apple's EU Browser Engine Change
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The argument is even such dictatorship hasn’t gone as far as EU yet to force Apple to change, which is rather strange considering the leverage they have over Apple is much greater than what EU has.
The iPad OS wasn't designated a gatekeeper by EU.
You see, the EU only cares enough about this stuff if it's done by large companies and software/service which has a lot of users.
It's not a principled move. Anyone is free to what Apple did as long as they stay under 40 million active users, have less than €7 billion in EU revenue and their market cap is below €75 billions.
The Vision Pro is releasing the US. The only people in the US that even know about this read The Verge or macRumors... And then the % of people who care about the rendering engine in the mobile browser...
Pretty sure the Vision Pro hype is unaffected.
It’s not Apples job to give more companies or countries a chance. Effectively governments are regulating companies to give their own companies a chance. Rather than letting the try to compete.
My heart bleeds for them 💔
Apple doesn't want these changes. They are being forced by law in the EU. Apple is following the laws in the markets they operate even if they disagree with them.
The DMA only cares about this behavoir when it's done by very large companies and the software/services has more than 40 million users.
The EU is fine with Apple's behavoir as long as you just a billion dollar/euro company.
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The EU commission isn’t a single person, and there are 27 countries involved. It takes time to find a consensus that (a) something needs to be done and then (b) what exactly should be done. Smartphones only became ubiquitous within the past decade.
Design by committee rarely yields good results. And it would create a monopoly, which is the opposite of what the EU wants.
Then instead Google would have a monopoly with Android. That doesn’t make any sense.
They are not concerned about people using iPhones. They are concerned about Apple controlling how people are allowed to use their iPhones.
Apple has treated developers as second class citizens for a long time, fortunately.
Most developers are like prostitutes, they follow the money. Most of them are willing to do unthinkable things just to get money to survive or have a job.
That's why so many developers support DMA. It may allow to pay Apple less and keep more of the money for themselves.
Google will and thus most of the Chromium and Blink based browsers probably will.
So, what..? Well done Apple? Good on you? You sure showed them? Or damn Apple, you have purposely f-ed up your own ecosystem out of spite?
Extending the original question. Why would anyone use non-Apple devices for browsing? ;-)
The EU isn’t a government.
The US regulates and splits up its own companies itself, as do most other nations.
And yes, giving other companies a chance to compete is the goal.
Apple is treating the EU and China the same. Apple tries to follow the laws and regulations in both places even if they disagree with them.
You see, the DMA wasn't made to stop Apple's business practices in general, only when performed by very large companies by software/services with tens of millions of users.
You could be a multi-billion dollar company and still be too small to be bound by the DMA.
That's honestly weasel wording at it's finest.
The approach to compliance has been completely different.
Personally, I don’t like MacOS, so I use Windows and Linux. I also have an Android tablet because I like having an OLED display at night. Every system has its pros and cons, and not a single manufacturer fulfills all needs and wants.
Good points. I would only say that from the other side. Apple is still doing everything it can to not have to change much. Is it necessarily bad though? Multiple engines would help Chrome and would make web worse.
Because iOS is so much better for many things, especially for users who don't care, don't want to think about security and just want something simple to use.
Mac for complex stuff.
iOS for simple stuff and a careless computer experience when you're an idiot or just don't want to think.
That's not something I want for iOS.
I want iOS and iPhones to be simple devices where you don't have to think or care about security. Apple should really handle the stuff and everything should be convenient and not involve using it as a computer but as an appliance.
I have a feeling the EU is going come down HARD on Apple for playing these ridiculous games and making it hard for devs to be more free.
It’s ridiculous! They basically have loopholes every EU regulation.
In my opinion Apple is playing with fire in Europe.
It’s ridiculous! They basically have loopholes every EU regulation.
In my opinion Apple is playing with fire in Europe.
Yes, because of the insanity of the DMA.
It is clear that we cannot distinguish the sane from the insane in EU regulations.
not all chrome extensions are available on ipad chrome, i am not sure if extensions in general are available on ipados chrome.
Only on Macrumors will people praise Apple to the moon for implementing better privacy protections such as requiring a user's consent for tracking while vehemently objecting to giving people a choice concerning how their personal data should be processed on the web.
Every Apple user who values their privacy and choice should be primarily angry at private companies who have chosen to implement this in the worst possible way to frustrate users into giving consent, rather than the GDPR itself, but you do you.
Blame the EU which forces Apple to do something against their will.