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  • Bipartisan 'Open App Markets Act' resurrected to challenge Apple's App Store control

    nubusnubus
    Globally, it looks like legislators think App Store commissions are the big bad wolf and crypto/AI are warm, fuzzy bunnies. Bizarre at best. 
    If you feel EU regulations on AI and crypto are warm, fuzzy bunnies, then these are for you:
    AI: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1689/oj/eng
    Crypto: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj/eng

    Would you say that these are fuzzy bunnies compared to the EU DMA?

    My take is that the politicians in EU and nationally in the countries at times (often) are regulating rather hard, but then... try to implement Sarbanes–Oxley or other US acts that have a global impact. Staying compliant is part of business.
    williamlondonmuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple again tries to cut third party app fees to avoid EU fines

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    nubus said:
    One of the problems here (excusing the fact that the EU stance on Apple’s business is criminal to begin with) 
    You're saying it is criminal for EU to set the rules for companies operating in EU? Really?
    Yup. Prime nocta was declared a law too. Nevertheless, Corrupt and sick as can be. Kind of a bad example, and disputed historically. but it illustrates the point. 
    There are universal rights and wrongs. 
    Apple did everything right and abode by the law. Then the EU moved the goalposts after apple was entrenched. 

    Your take is that people can vote, politicians get elected, but they must then be lame ducks due to your "the future won't accept it" clause. It doesn't work like that. Those in power have the power.

    Also you claim that the future does move goalposts and we need to accept it. But when you see EU move goalposts then that is not OK. You can't have both. Once again... those in power have the power.
    ne19secondkox2shrave10ericthehalfbeeemig647muthuk_vanalingam

  • J.P. Morgan trims Apple stock target to $230 citing iPhone & Services weaknesses

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    MassiveAttack said:
    I would not be surprised if AMZN and GOOG(L) surpasses AAPL sooner or later in terms of the market cap. 

    Tim Cook needs to step down. He makes Apple just.... rotten Apple. 
    18% of Apple profits are linked to the kickback from Google. It seems that deal will go allowing Google to keep $20b and it should see Apple drop further down and Google move up.

    As for Tim Cook. He failed to diversify Apple and to see AI. MSFT: 93% in 3 years. Apple: 44% (the difference looking at 10 years is even more).
    Apple need to get a product person, stop the legal battles, penny-pinching, and infinite iterations. And to go somewhere new and disrupt. Personal health, cars - do something!
    ssfe11danoxjellybelly

  • Apple again tries to cut third party app fees to avoid EU fines

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    9secondkox2 said:
    One of the problems here (excusing the fact that the EU stance on Apple’s business is criminal to begin with) 
    You're saying it is criminal for EU to set the rules for companies operating in EU? Really?
    williamlondon9secondkox2iOS_Guy80ne1shrave10xyzzy01ericthehalfbeemuthuk_vanalingam

  • 'Fortnite' antisteering mandate punishment 'fundamentally unfair' says Apple

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    Marvin said:
    Apple has a right to charge a commission for directing over 100 million players to an app. Even if 30% of all transactions is too high, it shouldn't be 0%.
    Apple doesn't have any right. Ford can't require for you to use Ford Gas or demand for oil companies to give Ford 30%. Same goes for Apple.

    Even worse... Apple is seen as holding a monopoly on smartphones (feel free to argue, but that is how things stand). Trying to get a share of software sales or making secret APIs to benefit sales of headphones are not OK when you hold a monopoly.
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra