The iPhone-maker criticises Brussels’ Digital Markets Act and says delayed features are leading to a worse experience for users
Apple has called for the European Commission to repeal a swathe of technology legislation, warning that unless it is amended the company could stop shipping some products and services to the 27-country bloc.
The Silicon Valley company hit out in a submission to the commission’s review of the three-year-old anti-monopoly legislation, which is intended to regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies including search engines, app providers and messaging services.
It said it had already delayed the launch of features such as live translation through AirPods and mirroring iPhone screens on to laptop because of the act’s demands for interoperability with non-Apple products and services.
“The DMA means the list of delayed features in the EU will probably get longer, and our EU users’ experience on Apple products will fall further behind,” it said. Apple added that Brussels was creating unfair competition as the rules were not applied to Samsung, the largest smartphone provider in the EU.
You should never pay a blackmailer, because that incentives blackmailing. Still, everyone pays, because that causes the least pain
Same with this, they can bluff all they want; in the end, they won’t not sell their devices in Europe, because that would mean lost profit and the least pain is complying.
Go die in a dirty back alley apple, you deserve it
Yeah, we don’t really have systemic/infrastructure dependency on Apple. Compared to Microsoft (which we are dependant upon atm) who can and does extort the EU a bit everywhere it can.
Given android id more popular in Europe than America, you could say apple is behind in market share, so providing less features is not a great business plan.
We should pay attention as alternatives are dwindling. Google wants Android to be more like iOS, you may not have as much freedom of choice as you think you do.
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I remember when apple used to reverse engineer microsoft software… :/
They would never stop selling their products in Europe lol. And if they did, I wouldn’t care, even though I own a few Apple products.
You should never pay a blackmailer, because that incentives blackmailing. Still, everyone pays, because that causes the least pain
Same with this, they can bluff all they want; in the end, they won’t not sell their devices in Europe, because that would mean lost profit and the least pain is complying.
Go die in a dirty back alley apple, you deserve it
Yeah, we don’t really have systemic/infrastructure dependency on Apple. Compared to Microsoft (which we are dependant upon atm) who can and does extort the EU a bit everywhere it can.
That’s why foss all the things!
At least Germany is starting to move away from MS
Again.
That was always allowed
Oh no! How will I ignore their products now?
Just the evil nature of a megacorp manifesting in monology tenancies.
Anti-monopoly laws are at most too loose atm, not too strict.
(Also the threat is just a threat, they’ve been saying that for a decade now.)
Cool, stop shipping the walled garden shit then.
Do it stop shipping.
obvious bluff is obvious
Apple hardware has never been more boring, one iterative release after another. They rely on software and services to lock users in.
, lol, good riddance.
“If you don’t let us misbehave, we’re gonna cut off like a good 4th of our market share”
Yeah I’m sure Apple’s going to give up on half a billion potential customers. Sure.
Don’t threaten me with a good time Apple.
It’s just empty threats though. The EU market is bigger than America (considering population sizes only), there is no way they’d give up on that
Given android id more popular in Europe than America, you could say apple is behind in market share, so providing less features is not a great business plan.
I’m sure fairphone would love this senario.
I can only hope that a 3rd os rises to compete with google and apple. A true Linux phonebwould be a huge boon.
If Apple is behind in market share then how are they being penalized as a monopoly more than Samsung?
Behind, relative to the USA.
However, with a duopoly you can till Ansie market share.
We should pay attention as alternatives are dwindling. Google wants Android to be more like iOS, you may not have as much freedom of choice as you think you do.
Better to have fewer alternatives that are not coercive monopolies that a few more which are.
Yeah. Sad the only thing slowing that may be the EU. I hope they slap down Google as well
I wonder if Samsung owns a walled garden where their products aren’t interoperable with those from other manufacturers.
You can install literally everything on a Samsung device that runs Android.