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  • Apple's Core Technology Fee at the center of EU's first DMA violation investigation

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    Apple should just shut down the App Store in the EU and have side loading be the exclusive way to install apps. Wipe their hands of it all and let companies figure out the logistics of marketing, hosting, payment processing, etc themselves.

    Apple Intelligence is only the start of features that the EU will be left behind on.
    williamlondondanoxblastdoorwatto_cobra

  • French publishers ask Tim Cook to abandon forthcoming Web Eraser

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    "Besides the extremely short notice period and the lack of detailed and verified information on this new feature," says the letter, "it raises numerous questions, particularly concerning legal and editorial responsibilities that Apple has still not responded to."
    Why would Apple respond to a question about something they literally haven’t even announced? One website posted a rumor and these people are jumping the gun to attack Apple. Even if it happens, we have no idea how it will work. Not to mention, there will be months of beta testing that is specifically to get feedback.

    At any rate, I control what gets downloaded to my device. Ads are malware vectors; ad blocking is a security measure. Even the FBI recommends using them now.  
    lam92103timpetuswatto_cobra

  • Spotify upset over 9 day App Review, cries antitrust to EC

    rorschachairorschachai
    Well, Apple announced that developers will be able to distribute apps directly from their website this spring. If Apple and the App Store are so terrible, Spotify can leave and utilize that option. Seems perfect for them. So who wants to bet they won’t? They want all the benefits of the App Store and Apple’s infrastructure without paying anything. Spotify is a leech.

    Apple should kick them off the store once that option is available.
    williamlondondanoxwatto_cobra

  • European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming

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    nubus said:
    40domi said:
    The EU & the EU commission are just anti consumer corrupt bureaucrats.
    Same tired story. Last year EU politicians were "modern communists" (Apple is selling a lot to those... in China). Now they are "corrupt bureaucrats". 11 EU countries are ahead of US when it comes to corruption and the 2 least corrupt countries globally are both members of the EU. It isn't even about US companies: https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/antitrust-and-cartels/cartels-cases-and-statistics_en - year by year... from ethanol to batteries in cars.

    Would be nice if Apple could stop this behavior and do the right thing. Fighting Spotify and other app developers is stupid. iOS wouldn't be a great platform without app developers. Great apps help sell devices.
    Likewise, Spotify would not be nearly as popular as it is without the ecosystem that Apple has spent billions of dollars developing. Spotify has access to hundreds of millions of users, thousands of APIs and frameworks, hosting, and support from Apple engineers for a mere $99 a year. The vast majority of developers are very happy with this arrangement. Notice it’s mostly a few of the larger companies that are consistently whining about Apple being “unfair”.

    The “right thing” would be Spotify leaves the App Store, since it’s apparently so terrible, and goes to one of the third-party marketplaces that will be available. Then they can pay Apple a licensing fee for the APIs they use and pay for the developer tools like Xcode. And Apple can stop helping Spotify test and debug their app for free. 

    Funny how Spotify never mentions the special treatment they get. No word about expedited app reviews or having Apple engineers fly out to Stockholm for in-person support. I don’t hear any complaints about how unfair that is to smaller companies. 
    ihatescreennamesdanox

  • European Union smacks Apple with $2 billion fine over music streaming

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    blitz1 said:

    mike1 said:
    The US should really should be targeting European companies that do significant business in the US and start finding (or making up) reasons to issue significant fines and other penalties. Every time the EU targets an American-based company, the US should do the same. Time to start putting some retaliatory pressure on the EU.
    Our market is much too important to the US.

    Our iPhones will work differently from the US iPhones. 
    We'll have more options and more freedom to choose.
    Unless you want to choose a product with better privacy and security, or with better integration of hardware and software.
    williamlondonget seriouswatto_cobra