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Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset

spheric

January 23

Don’t let this idiocy distract you from the full-on Nazi shit they’ve pushed through his executive orders.
Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset

spheric

January 22

garybau said:

-change the spelling of the metal Al from aluminium to aluminum the only country on the planet

You might want to read up on the … (more)
Apple fights back against shareholders who want to end DEI hiring

spheric

January 14

godofbiscuitssf said:

You can thank Tim Cook’s “donation” to the inauguration for shareholders being extra emboldened.

That’s just the price of … (more)
Apple ceases iPhone 14, third-gen iPhone SE sales in the EU

spheric

December 2024

tht said:

In the grand scheme of things, this level of e-waste and CO2e is pretty small. CO2 emissions has to be reduced in all sectors, but this
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Norway gets world's first Apple Pay alternative for iPhone

spheric

December 2024
davidw said:

spheric said:

charlesn said:

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"We have fought for years to be able to compete on equal footing with Apple," said Rune Garborg, CEO of Vipps MobilePay

Only in the EU is it considered "equal footing" when the government hands you another company's hardware and IP to use free of charge. Maybe Vipps should have spent those years developing its own phone and VippsPay system? Little wonder that European economies are and have been in the toilet. I honestly wish Apple would just pull the plug on selling to Europe and "Let them eat Android."

I had no idea the United States is now part of the EU…

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-apple-monopolizing-smartphone-markets

Point 4:
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Limiting Third Party Digital Wallets. Apple has prevented third-party apps from offering tap-to-pay functionality, inhibiting the creation of cross-platform third-party digital wallets.“

FYI- The Department of Justice is not the US Courts. The DoJ is part of the Executive Branch whose head is appointed by the POTUS. Until the Judiciary Branch of the US government rules in favor of the DoJ claims, Apple can not be held guilty for violating any of those claims.

I'm aware of this. My point was that the usual suspects here on these fora like to pretend that the thinking behind this is a "EU SOSHULIST MONEY GRAB" or an attempt at curbing competition from foreign tech companies (only when the U.S. is involved, of course).

Except that antitrust is very much an AMERICAN thing, and virtually every investigation by the EU has also been mirrored by the U.S. authorities — though, in some cases, dropped (as have been some European efforts).

I was showing up the hypocrisy.
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