4 ms·

Please stop picking stupid fights, Apple. You keep losing them.

• resource_waste 3y ago
  [dead]
• throwaway118899 3y ago
  [flagged]
  • mmastrac 3y ago
    How is this EU policy frivolous? Clearly there is 1) anti-competitive behaviour and 2) actual harms from Apple's actions. On top of that, their record for Apple:EU battles is what? N:0?
    • throwaway118899 3y ago
      Anti competitive behavior? Over an App Store that’s only important because of the success of their phones. Phones that people don’t need to buy because there are alternatives? Miss me with actual harms being done. Edit: Of course your anti-Apple bias shows and you downvote anything going against the circle jerk
      • smoldesu 3y ago
        > Miss me with actual harms being done. I'm pretty sure a middle-schooler could understand the EU Commission's reasoning here: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/image/content/2024_apple-music_infographic_en.jpg https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/image/conten... You might disagree, but this is an Apple-specific behavior that does demonstrable harm to the market and consumers. Apple was flippant towards Dutch regulators when they were being investigated over this, and that negligence earned them scrutiny on a much larger stage. The further Apple doubles-down, the more legislative artillery the EU will dedicate to stopping them; this reversal on Epic's account is evidence that Apple doesn't see light at the end of their tunnel, they're not building a defensible case.
  • smoldesu 3y ago
    > I love that they’re willing to spend it on the EU’s frivolous bullshit. As an Apple customer myself, I'd be much happier if they spent that money researching a way to charge the Magic Trackpad over USB-C. This is precisely the behavior that makes me ashamed to use Apple hardware.
  • dotnet00 3y ago
    The frivolous bullshit where they back down when the EU so much as inquires about the case?