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  • Apple has new App Store rules, business terms, and sideloading conditions for EU developer...

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    EU - Apple: 3-0.

    Thank you EU for making iPhone/iOS a more open environment.
    Now on to repairability 
    nubusAfarstarpascal007ctt_zhavon b7williamlondon9secondkox2CheeseFreezebyronlelijahg

  • European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming

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    foregoneconclusion said:
    avon b7 said:
    This is part of what the EU had to say:
    "Today's decision concludes that Apple's anti-steering provisions amount to unfair trading conditions, in breach of Article 102(a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU'). These anti-steering provisions are neither necessary nor proportionate for the protection of Apple's commercial interests in relation to the App Store on Apple's smart mobile devices and negatively affect the interests of iOS users, who cannot make informed and effective decisions on where and how to purchase music streaming subscriptions for use on their device.
    Nutshell: EU is arguing that smartphone users only have access to information that's inside the App Store and apps. They're totally ignoring the fact that an iPhone also has access to the internet, social media, phone calls/texts, email and push notifications. Apple doesn't control the content in any of those. The idea that consumers in 2024 have no idea where to get information without the app telling them is TOTALLY BONKERS. 
    Again, the American contributors, believing the 0-meridian runs through Cupertino have a hard time understanding this fine.

    It's not that the iPhone does not allow users to surf on the net to find the information on Spotify's site.
    It's that the App Store is designed in such a way that the information about one product is harder to get than the information about another product.

    And, guess what, it's not Apple Music's info that is harder to get.

    Is that clear enough?

    To be really crystal: as an IPhone buyer, I bought an IPhone: not an Apple products push engine.
    muthuk_vanalingamwilliamlondonnubusspheric

  • EU launches mass DMA violation probes against Apple, Google, and Meta

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    EU to Apple: We’re done being nice. Playtime is over!
    nubus9secondkox2williamlondon

  • 'Verifiably untrustworthy' Epic Games iOS app store plans in EU killed by Apple

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    To all who write that Epic violated the contract terms: these terms are unlawful.

    Of course Epic had to breach them to make their point.
    9secondkox2williamlondon

  • EU questions whether Apple has changed anything after its $1.95 billion fine

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    Of course the EU has every right to tell Apple what to do. It’s called the law. And if Apple doesn’t like the EU legislation, then they can call it quits.
    muthuk_vanalingamsphericPanda_Mickctt_zhwilliamlondon

  • Apple debuts $999 iPhone X with OLED Super Retina Display & Face ID authentication

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    To me, the really good news of the evening is twofold:
    - 2 hours longer battery life
    - the fact that X is barely larger than 8 with more screen size than 8+
    Well done on that (especially the latter)
    drewys808caliiqatedoredgeminipa

  • EU launches mass DMA violation probes against Apple, Google, and Meta

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    Love to see you all whine about the very, very bad, no good EU.

    Popcorn time
    hecalderwilliamlondon

  • EU questions whether Apple has changed anything after its $1.95 billion fine

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    rob53 said:
    For those of you supporting the EU, Apple created, manufactured and sold their products following the laws of every country they’ve sold in AT THE TIME OF ORIGINAL SALES. The EU has enacted new laws specifically to force changes to Apple products that benefit the EU, not necessarily consumers. The EU wants money and suing Apple is their way of getting it. 
    Rob, my man, you should be on Apple’s legal team.
    williamlondon

  • How the UK's Brexit vote to leave Europe affects Apple

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    apple ][ said:
    Perhaps Apple could get an even better deal than with the backstabbing Irish and move their European operations to England instead now? No more harmonized tax rates to abide by, I'm sure Britain will be eager to attract LOTS of big businesses (and with that lower priced Pound too)!
    Good idea!

    England would make a great base for European Operations.

    One other positive outcome for Apple when the EU finally disintegrates, is no more ridiculous EU commissions or EU Jihads and EU lawsuits against Apple.

    Such remark underlines your silliness.
    How could the UK now be the "great base for European Operations".
    The UK just cut itself off from the Single Market.

    For your own good, please educate yourself on the matter before posting any more idiocy. 
    singularitymobiusAnidsdbaconstangpropod

  • EU law requiring easier iPhone battery replacement inches closer to enactment

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    Mostly typical anti-EU answers.

    I know, I know: we are late, we are retarded, ... and all that stuff that will hinder us Europeans to be as amazing as Caucasian Americans living North of Mexico and South of Canada.

    That's OK.

    In the meantime, we'll have USB-C and replaceable batteries in the iPhone soon enough
    williamlondonmariowincoAlex1N