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I wonder if the EU could, in theory, take action about this behavior. Apple is basically monopolizing the whole market for rss readers.

• tolle 7y ago
  How many EU countries are Apple News available in?
  • znpy 7y ago
    All of them, I guess?
    • pzumk 7y ago
      Apple News is not available in Germany. The only thing we get is the non-customisable News-Widget.
      • znpy 7y ago
        Well it might not be available as a service but apple might be handling the RSS URLs anyway.
      • tpush 7y ago
        Which is really awful. Always showing tabloid nonsense that you can't get rid of.
  • benhurmarcel 7y ago
    Only the UK.
    • jedberg 7y ago
      The UK is not part of the EU anymore.
      • tifadg1 7y ago
        Thats neither factually nor theoretically correct, as all the EU laws apply until the transition period has expired, which I wouldn't be surprised will be extended given corona has taken so much focus and time away from it.
        • jedberg 7y ago
          Officially they are no longer part of the EU. They have agreed to abide by the rules of the EU for now, and the EU has agreed to allow them to trade as though they were part of the EU, but they officially left on Jan 31.
          • ethbro 7y ago
            Duck typing says they're currently a member.
        • Closi 7y ago
          It's both factually and theoretically correct - the UK has left the EU, but laws are extended until the transition period is over. Note the absence of the UK in the below sources: https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea https://www.gov.uk/eu-eea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_Union#Membership https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_state_of_the_European_U...
          • naniwaduni 7y ago
            It is theoretically correct. The factuality is the point under dispute...
            • SllX 7y ago
              Well maybe there’s one way to resolve this dispute? Did the UK MEPs serve their last day already?
            • Closi 6y ago
              What's your definition of 'in the EU' and 'fact'? If a nation state doesn't recognise itself being in the EU, and the EU doesn't recognise the nation state being in the EU, It's not in the EU. https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#28members https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/countries_en#28mem...
  • tpush 7y ago
    After UK exits, none. Apple News is available in a whopping 4 countries, 4 years after its introduction.
    • tolle 7y ago
      Yeah so the EU can't do much about it.
• nojito 7y ago
  >Apple is basically monopolizing the whole market for rss readers. You can't be a monopoly with such a small userbase.
  • dna_polymerase 7y ago
    Of course, you can. The company is the monopoly not the userbase.
    • nojito 6y ago
      No you literally can't..one of the legal tests is market share.
      • dna_polymerase 6y ago
        Oh so, you meant Apple's userbase not the entirety of RSS users?
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