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foregoneconclusion said:

Apple was fined $1.8 billion for the complete fantasy that Apple Music harmed streaming competition so it’s understandable that they would be slow to roll out certain features in the EU. 

Note that Vestager is implying that Apple’s version of AI is somehow anticompetitive even though it isn’t available anywhere in the world at the moment and AI products are flooding the overall martket.

phillyfanatic09 said:

kiltedgreen said:

9secondkox2 said:

The EU is an extortion racket. Change my mind. 

The US is a violent force destabilising peace across the world to suit its own ends. Change my mind.

Nope. You have already made it up. Perhaps you would enjoy living in Ukraine under the benevolence of Vladimir Putin.

jimh2 said:

How are they going to pay their fair share? No one rides for free. 

crowley said:

williamh said:

crowley said:

rob53 said:

EU is a dictatorship, plain and simple. At this point Apple needs to seriously tell the EU to GTH. The US needs to triple import duties on EU goods effectively shutting the EU down. The US should also reduce exports to the EU and cut off any financial support. 

Weird how the EU dictatorship has so many elections.  

Calling the EU a dictatorship seems way overblown, but still, when did the European public get to vote for the EU Council president?  European Commission president?  How about the European parliament president?  That's right, there aren't public elections for those positions.  

 https://european-union.europa.eu/institutions-law-budget/leadership/presidents_en

So?  The Commission President and the Parliament President are elected by the Parliament, who are elected by the public.  The Council President is elected by the heads of state of all the members, who have also been elected by the public.

That's representative democracy, even if it's not direct democracy.

Mike Wuerthele said:

Madbum said:

Joe Biden needs to go. I am sorry but I am not usually political but this guy is ridiculous 

This started two years into the Trump administration.

apple4thewin said:

Time to buy stock? This is a terribly good time for a get-rich-quick scheme. Destroy the economy, buy low, and when it rebounds, you will have more money than you need. *checks bank account* On second thought, I am broke. 🫠

22july2013 said:

anthogag said:

Apple is doing what it needs to to be a player China’s market. 

The US government should not take allies for granted and work with allies on AI. Part of China’s government’s AI success would be alienating America from its allies for AI research and development. 

But should Apple be developing tools to help the Communist Party of China harm its own citizens? "Following Chinese law" is not good enough.

DAalseth said:

foregoneconclusion said:

The governor of California is going to call Trump’s bluff by ignoring the federal tariff and negotiate directly with other countries on tariffs. Seems like a decent strategy considering that the Trump tariffs are entirely dependent on the claim that the national debt has created a national emergency that gives the president the power to levy tariffs. In other words, the White House is likely violating the law and California is going to respond in kind.

I question that. States Rights are one thing, but international trade, including treaties and tariffs are federal jurisdiction. I question if Cal can just go their own way, refuse to take part and negotiate their own agreements. That would be a Constitutional Law question, but it’s my impression that won’t stand scrutiny. 

Fred257 said:

The iPad is only useful for office work, artists and writers. Everything else is useful for a Mac. I have an iPad mini and for me it’s a passive device I use for media consumption. I will never waste my money on a thinner oiled iPad. I will never purchase another iPad ever again unless it runs Mac OS. It’s a complete waste of my money as the programs I use are only available on Mac OS