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  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    dewme said:
    I’m enjoying this thread because everyone has offered up opinions and perspectives that need to be heard. 
    ...

    Was Apple wrong to pursue the tight path they chose? As a product owner I would say “hell no”.
    As a PO I would say Apple designed and launched a product without caring about compliance. A multinational company where the C-suite 3 weeks after launch figures out this major product was designed in a way making it impossible to ship in 2 of 3 core markets. I don't believe Apple is run like seen in Haribo commercials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAnwmmPFYgU). It is more likely Apple decided to rush this to market without thinking it through.
    gatorguy9secondkox2williamlondon

  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    Lettuce said:
    The childish comments against the EU in this thread are pathetic, and once more show how low intellectual level has fallen in the US. 
    Agree some are over the top, but the sentiment is directed against an EU bureaucracy that is out of control, and attention seeking politicians like Vestager who have projected her personal vendetta against Apple (after she was embarrassed in the Apple-Irish tax case) 
    How was Vestager embarrassed in the tax case? Apple is likely to be fined:
    https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/nov/09/apple-suffers-setback-in-fight-against-eu-order-to-pay-11bn-tax-bill-in-ireland
    williamlondon

  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    22july2013 said:
    Last year Apple capitulated four times to Europe, and each year Europe is going to get bolder and bolder in its demands. If Tim Cook would just stand up once to the EU, they might back off, and so might other jurisdictions outside Europe. 
    Apple launched the attack 3 weeks AFTER all 720 EU politicians got elected for 5 years. Worst timing ever?

    USB-C and open App Stores weren't even discussed at the recent election. It was climate, immigration, and national control (states) vs. EU (federal). Does this sound familiar to most elections in the US? Apple won't win like this. 
    mainyehc9secondkox2williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

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    Kierkegaarden said:
    Absolutely — me too!  I was in Greece recently, and the cookie pages that came up were incredibly annoying and some were so complex that it was comical.  Why on earth do EU citizens put up with this insanity?  It felt like I was transported back to the 90s.
    The politicians (hint: those we elect) got tired of users being tracked and profiled. A lot of lobbying in both directions back in 2017.

    The consent management platforms (CMP) differ but most adhere to IAB TCF 2.2 causing the granular options you experienced. There might also be some companies saying "you can only see this if you get tracked" which is not legal. Local Data Protection Agencies (DPAs) have started to fine companies to make sure they adhere to the law. 
    Online media in the DACH countries are doing "pay or consent" cookie-walls at low prices. Meta does offer this as well but at $14/month and the EU launched an investigation into a breach of the Digital Markets Act. Implementing a CMP is 2 lines of code.

    The.only reason for EU to set these rules is to make sure companies operating in the EU don't have to worry about 27 different rules. UK identified 300 internal trade barriers. The "European single market" removed those and more. The person behind all of it was the UK PM Margaret Thatcher as she wanted to boost the European economy. In a surprising plot twist the country most affected by red tape and trade barriers towards neighbours is now UK and they have no benefit from the market they created.

    kiltedgreensphericmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple Intelligence & iPhone mirroring aren't coming to EU because of the DMA

    nubusnubus
    I've been criticized for about 10 years on these forums for asking Apple to pull out of major markets which harass them
    20 US states and DoJ have an antitrust lawsuit against Apple. China won't allow it, Apple believe EU won't be happy, there are antitrust cases in UK and Brazil. Should Apple quit US, China, EU, UK, and Brazil?

    While Apple is trying to win by not doing business we see Google shipping localized language support on Android in EU.
    Remember what happened when Google decided not to do business in China and handed Baidu all the cards. Seems Apple is now happy to let Google get EU.
    9secondkox2williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam