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It should be free because Epic makes money from the sales of Fortnite.
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Zuckerberg Calls Apple's DMA Compliance Changes 'Onerous' and 'Difficult to Seriously Entertain'
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It should be free because Epic makes money from the sales of Fortnite.
At what point would you consider the EU’s regulations to have overstepped the mark? Is it ok for the government to force companies to give away their products and services for free? What other businesses might be forced to do that in the future?
One thing that kind of annoys me is that Apple would never pull this stunt with let's say Chinese regulations. They would bend over so fast it would seem like an Olympic back flip.
But for a rule of law based economic bloc that works in good faith they dither.
It could be argued that they are working in their shareholders best interest as they should. I'm also not certain of that because it can be reasonably expected that this won't end here.
If they end pulling this one off it's indeed a great move.
It does. Meaning 3 here: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/entertain#Verb
It's a word I'd use to describe their refusal to make an iPad app for Instagram 🙃
You know what you’re buying into when you buy an Apple product. It’s been a USP for years, you can’t now have it both ways. If you don’t like the features now then buy another product.
So if Zuck doesn‘t like slavery and you do it, you‘re doing it right?If Zuck doesn't like it, then you know you are doing something right.
Yes it also means to give attention or consideration to something
No one really cares what you think Zuckerberg you should be worrying about that trash Facebook .
Or leaving WhatsApp for iPad in Beta for over half a year 🫠
Zuck, you admitted Meta services are used for child exploitation. Go hide in your Hawaiian bunker and never emerge again.
Yeah it's easier for the Zuch to use advanced vocabulary since he has the whole dictionary loaded into memory.
I don't own a Mac but I'm assuming Apple allows you to install programs on your computer from other companies without charging the User or the Company despite those programs coming from a 3rd party onto an Apple OS?
At the end of the day, nothing any of us say on this forum whatever side of the fence we are matters. The EU has also passed the legislation which applies within their own territory & they're allowed to do even if you don't agree with it. If Apple feels the EU are breaking their own laws then they also have a right to challenge that.
As far as I know, the EU/Facebook/Spotify etc haven't once called for Apple to provide them their services for free.
Several of you in support of the EU keep saying things like "Apple should do the right thing."
The Right Thing? The EU has crafted a law to specifically make something that is legal for every business in the EU to do, but illegal for Apple to do. So, how does any of that equate to doing "the right thing?" IF it's the right thing to do, why doesn't it apply to any business in the EU?
The answer, of course, is that this is bald protectionism, masquerading as morality.
The "intent" of most tax laws are to fund things like basic education, yet in many places, basic education is under funded. Does that mean that when you follow the law, and only pay the taxes that the law says you must pay, you're ignoring the intent of the law?
Apple can't guess the intent of a law that doesn't specify specifics. They can only follow the law as written.
The Right Thing? The EU has crafted a law to specifically make something that is legal for every business in the EU to do, but illegal for Apple to do. So, how does any of that equate to doing "the right thing?" IF it's the right thing to do, why doesn't it apply to any business in the EU?
The answer, of course, is that this is bald protectionism, masquerading as morality.
The "intent" of most tax laws are to fund things like basic education, yet in many places, basic education is under funded. Does that mean that when you follow the law, and only pay the taxes that the law says you must pay, you're ignoring the intent of the law?
Apple can't guess the intent of a law that doesn't specify specifics. They can only follow the law as written.
If platforms were all forced to be actually open then I'd be for that...
... but these rules are purely aimed against Apple so I mostly applaud Apple making this painful. In reality Apple could come up with FAR more punishing mechanisms if the EU plans to continue going after them as a singular company.
Now for some what-about-ism:
... but these rules are purely aimed against Apple so I mostly applaud Apple making this painful. In reality Apple could come up with FAR more punishing mechanisms if the EU plans to continue going after them as a singular company.
Now for some what-about-ism:
- Region Locking in printer ink. https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Print...-to-region-lock-European-printer/td-p/7886598
- Consoles(Playstation, Nintendo)... Epic isn't complaining about Sony because Sony owns a huge chunk of Epic. The EU technically says you can't sell things at a loss because of the lock-in that obviously happens... but the EU allows it through a series of loopholes for the big manufacturers.
- Cars... GM is dropping AppleCar AND AndroidAuto to force people to use their AppStore. BMW charges a fee to allow you to access CarPlay. These are people that didn't develop this tech literally charging rent on it.
- The DMA rules effectively don't touch Android even though Android has twice the marketshare in the EU.
It's a very common word in other languages as it has a Latin origin.
I'm not English native and didn't even know that in English it was a fancy word. It's quite common in my language (not exactly equal, of course, but a bit like tomato which is almost equal in several languages).
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Bringing up how it works on a Mac, Windows or Android is irrelevant because that’s not how Apple designs it to work on iOS.
If people want the EU to force Apple to make it work like Mac, Windows or Android, that is fine, but I don’t think the DMA stipulates that.
I’d also question why everything should be forced to operate under the same business model instead of allowing the market to have different models. Many didn’t like that Apple prevented game streaming services from being in the App Store because it stopped a new business model for games from developing.
Clean up your own Septic System first Zuccker. Always playing the blame game. Poor, poor, Zuck. Always being persecuted.
It’s not a particularly fancy word.
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So are there anyone other than CEOs complaining about it? No? Then sounds like we have a good thing going!
It really isn't that vague, it's just that Apples lawyers are experts at looking sideways at things until they can craft an interpretation that's favourable to Apple.
I think you missed a couple of MacRumors threads. I’m going to go out on a limb and assume it’s not exclusively CEOs posting here.
Well what is Meta paying Apple now since all their apps in the App Store are free to download/use?