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I think the disabling of "secure" features will be enough of an inconvenience that people won't do this, and so mainstream apps would never bother. Some might b
by themagician 4y ago
I think the disabling of "secure" features will be enough of an inconvenience that people won't do this, and so mainstream apps would never bother. Some might be willing to give up ApplePay. But they could disabled FaceID as well. Or even iMessage. Whether this is "justified" or not would be a separate issue, but I can definitely see them doing it. I can see them going a step further and letting developers decide if they want to allow their software to be run on systems based on security model. Banks, for example, could simply set a flag in their app such that it will not run if the system is set to a reduced or permissive security setting.
- albert180 4y agoNobody cares about iMessage in Europe, everybody uses WhatsApp or Signal. A Apple-only messenger doesn't fly in a market where apple has <20% market share
- themagician 4y agoHonestly surprising to me that any application owned by Meta is even allowed in Europe at this point.
- maria2 4y agoEurope is basically a U.S. vassal state, so it shouldn't surprise you.
- moogly 4y agoNot sure what Europe you're part of but it's way closer than that. And in some European markets, iOS has 60-65% share (like Scandinavia).
- albert180 4y agoEurope as a whole has a 35% market share of iPhones, Sweden has 55%, tbh that was a surprise to me, but Germany on the other hand is 75% Android...
- WindRiderZ0 4y agoIf this is the case, why is the EU demanding Apple open up iOS? Apple doesn't need EU. The do well enough in China and Japan to cover any meager loss the EU could generate.