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Gaby said:

To me it seems obvious that the European Union’s fixation on Apple and its policies have little to nothing to do with competition, developer and consumer rights or any other such issue. It is simply about them wanting a large helping of Apple pie without needing to modify the tax system and all the resultant complications that may cause. They should be honest and transparent about this rather than looking increasingly foolish and dishonest for using the DMA as a pretext to claw in revenue. 

What revenue? If Apple complies then there are no fines. Both Google and Microsoft have already dealt with this in the past. In fact I seem to remember cheers from the grandstands here. For Apple, it's all new, but not different from the fines levied against others for non-compliance.

It's entirely up to Apple how far they want to push "malicious" compliance. 

phillyfanatic09 said:

Again, the EU is saying Apple needs to allow competitors free access to its technology and platform. At fines of a billion dollars a day, Apple would be better off abandoning the EU market. At tough pill but the EU seems determined to have a PC style market for smart phones where all manufacturers pretty much offer the same devices and services and there’s little innovation or profit.

Why? There's little chance of Apple losing customers for its AppStore. What percentage of app buyers will even consider third-party stores? Based on Google Play, which has had to deal with "not-Google" app stores for years, not many. Maybe in the low single digits. So throw away 97% of the revenues because that can't have that other 3%, too. Something about cutting off your nose comes to mind. 

Well aware of the arguments around the Core Technology Fee, bu I hadn't heard about this part before now:
"Specifically, it disagrees with Apple charging developers for every in-app purchase made by a user within a week after following a link in the app." 

9secondkox2 said:

LOL. The EU shooting itself in the foot with their nonsense. 

Am I correct that China accounts for less Apple revenue than the EU? Last report I saw was China @15%.

Apple seems eager enough to work within Chinese rules, agreeing to roll over on RCS, "that iPhone owners aren't demanding", giving access to Chinese user data to Chinese entities on Chinese-owned and operated servers with the keys to the kingdom in hand, even abandoning privacy (obviously not an Apple "core value"), all market requirements which are far more restrictive than anything the EU has mandated. But the EU is too demanding? 

lowededwookie said:

Hahahahaha I called it. I called it.

Apple is using the stupid EU laws against it to prove a point. Now Apple fans in the EU are going to turn on the EU because their rules are hobbling great products.

Ironically for the EU that’s exactly what they wanted, consumers having a choice. Their choice will be they want Apple products to be unhindered by stupid laws.

Great move Apple.

Also don’t forget that Apple is hindering their products in America. Apple Watch 9 has a product removal thanks to a law that sided with a non-playing entity.

According to what Apple has said prior to this, it wasn't coming to any iPhones outside of the US this year anyway. Not Canada. Not the UK. Not China or Russia or Taiwan. Nothing has changed, it's only posturing.