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At this point I'm wondering what happens if the EU invokes their malicious compliance clause, and tells Apple outright what to do. Will they just refuse and hop
by _cenw 3y ago
At this point I'm wondering what happens if the EU invokes their malicious compliance clause, and tells Apple outright what to do. Will they just refuse and hope they don't lose the EU market?
I think one point lost in most of these conversations is that the existence of an open iOS will spawn a lot of "change your region to Europe" how-to articles in the rest of the world, creating an escape hatch from the walled garden (and finally a good reason to use a VPN), similar to what Apple keeps attacking sideloading for. Maybe they'd rather keep control of their other markets than be in the EU one.
- JanSt 3y agoRefusing is moot. They make $3bn profit every month in the EU. Shareholders would certainly send Cook off if Apple loses access to the EU market. Apple will play this game until the EU takes the gloves off, and they will.
- rapsey 3y agoThere is zero chance of Apple abandoning the EU market. It is simply too large.
- rekoil 3y agoI agree, but it is Apple's perogative if they want to go that way, that's an alternative to DMA compliance.