sirdir

dewme said:

This level of micromanagement is insane. Do these EU regulators have nothing at all to do other than to constantly harass Apple? 

tmay said:

williamh said:

dewme said:

This level of micromanagement is insane. Do these EU regulators have nothing at all to do other than to constantly harass Apple? 

Aren't those guys the ones who want all phones to use the same sort of charging cable?

The EU's first pass, prior to USB Type C, was Micro USB. Apple complied with a 2 gram adaptor. Apple also complied prior to the deadline, for USB Type C.

Please note, now consumers have to navigate all of the variations of USB Type C cables, from basic charging to USB 4 Gen 3, 40 mbps/240W.

red oak said:

rax_mark said:

The EU, unlike the US, believes in the spirit of the law, instead of the word of the law, Apple should have realised that.

Apple cannot win this one by using legal loopholes. I suspect if this continues we may see one of two possibilities:-

I) Apple exits the EU.

II) The EU bans Apple within its borders.

I suspect Apple doesn't want to give up the European market to Samsung and Google, so the first one is highly dependent on whether Apple can still get a profit with side loading existing.

Also, it is possible that other countries implement a DMA equivalent law (Japan is already in the process of doing so) so exiting markets will be shooting themselves in the foot.

One thing is sure, the next decade will be different for Apple than the previous one.

Spoken like a true socialist

Apple opened up the browser, NFC, and allows game streaming apps.  And, allows distributions of apps outside of the App Store - do you think Apple should get zero compensation for that? 

Laws are written.  Apple followed every letter of the law 

eightzero said:

sirdir said:

While I don’t have too much sympathy for Spotify, Apple is really the bad guy here. The EU will eventually come down hard on them. We should be allowed to get the Apps WE want on our phones and not let Apple decide. There are so many great apps that will never come to be because Apple is the bully watchdog. At least they finally had to give in regarding the game streaming apps, but imagine for example parallels running on iPad OS. It might really be a full grown computer. 

This is already available: it is called Android and a full grown computer is a PC. These are widely available worldwide. Spotify is welcome to design, produce, market, and sell a competing product. I currently have the computer *I* want from Apple, and don't want it to change in the way you describe.

Yes, I understand the concept of anti-trust law, and the concept of using one's market power is very much on display here. A good initial analysis is (as is usual) over at DaringFireball / John Gruber.