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it’s so interesting to me how the DMA applies to Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta, and Microsoft, but the last week i’ve only seen interesting and hot p
by kanbara 3y ago
it’s so interesting to me how the DMA applies to Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta, and Microsoft, but the last week i’ve only seen interesting and hot posts on HN about one gatekeeper in particular.
all of the notions that apple must do x or y and if not, they violate the DMA and the EU must take damages— or that somehow the DMA is flawed and needs to be rewritten, are kind of wild. the DMA applies to everyone equally, so either something is allowed or it is not, and we dont know yet what the EU will say.
this is only the beginning, but the desperation of companies like Spotify and Epic openly trashing any semblance of a business relationship with the company that has 22% marketshare in Europe is pretty wild to me.
- refulgentis 3y agoYou havent been paying attention if you think Spotify and Epic's tone is surprising or that there's a business relationship to lose.
- summerlight 3y agoIt's because other gatekeepers have been fairly obedient regarding DMA or less impacted. At least no other gatekeepers tried to downplay the purpose of DMA itself to the level of Apple's.
- wilg 3y agoCould have to do with how Apple announced its compliance plans yesterday and that's what everybody is talking about.