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I just don't understand what Apple expects out of the situation at this point. What's the best-case scenario here, that the EU will say "yeah that checks out" a

I just don't understand what Apple expects out of the situation at this point. What's the best-case scenario here, that the EU will say "yeah that checks out" and let Apple have their way after all? This is going to backfire horribly.

pulse7 3y ago
Apple just prepared the ground for the next billion dollar EU fine...
- codedokode 3y ago
  Maybe US govt will protect Apple?
  - dvfjsdhgfv 3y ago
    Maybe. But it feels like the sentence is formulated in a wrong way in this context, it should be, "Maybe US govt will help Apple to continue to screw its customers".
notaustinpowers 3y ago
The only thing I can think of is that Apple is trying to do whatever it can to continue to generate income from developers to make sure its quarterly reports look good until it has another plan. In 2023, they processed $89.3bn in IAP, a 2.8% increase from 2022. Their top-grossing app was TikTok with $1.9bn in IAP. At a 30% split that's $520m to Apple. And that's just from one app that doesn't really push IAP as egregiously as games like Fortnite. I think Apple is trying to ensure a new product cough Apple Vision Pro cough to offset losses from the alternative app stores. They know the EU won't ever allow them to do what they're currently doing to "comply" with the DMA. But all they have to do is stonewall long enough to Vision Pro or some new service/product/etc to replace the revenue lost from the DMA. A company failing to meet revenue goals due to governmental compliance? No investor wants to take that sort of gamble, their stock would take a massive hit.