The difference between EU and Apple is EU makes laws, and Apple makes guidelines. Here are my definitions: Guidelines: Do not break these. If you break these, y

The difference between EU and Apple is EU makes laws, and Apple makes guidelines. Here are my definitions: Guidelines: Do not break these. If you break these, your business will be crushed, the app removed for the app store. Law: Break them when they make financial sense. For large corporations, it makes sense to break relevant laws. e.g. GDPR. In replying to zibzabs comment/ Unpopular opinion: Yes, they still did it because it makes financial sense. (see the definition of law above)