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As an Apple customer in the EU, I'm staying on iOS 17.3 until they rewrite 17.4 4-5 times based on how many times they get fined again for malicious compliance.
by nottorp 3y ago
As an Apple customer in the EU, I'm staying on iOS 17.3 until they rewrite 17.4 4-5 times based on how many times they get fined again for malicious compliance.
- yaris 3y ago"Always wait for a point release". It seems for this we need to wait for the _next_ point release. It should become clearer for EU side of the movement also - it is far from certain that Apple to be the one f*cked.
- nottorp 3y agoI don't trust the EU much to fix the things that I personally care about indeed. Namely: unrestricted access for new, small entrants. Less restrictions on utilities. Stuff like that. My favourite pet example: I want DaisyDisk for iOS. What does Cook need threatening with to allow that?
- andersa 3y agoThat's actually exactly what the DMA is supposed to solve. So maybe you just need to wait.
- nottorp 3y agoI don't know about my pet. It would need full storage access, and even I agree that keeping apps separate from each other is a good idea, security wise. I don't see how you can argue against that when you're considering monopoly issues. On the other hand, Apple not allowing apps not approved by them and not allowing manual single app installs without going through their app store or some other app store does look to me like a monopoly issue.
- coldtea 3y agoAre you sure you want iOS? Perhaps you want Android? Sounds like you just want the iPhone hardware, but not the spirit of the OS that contributed to what it is. Adding manual disk management makes more like running Windows XP than a smooth "mostly just works" phone.
- nottorp 3y agoWell, if Apple's space usage report would be more detailed and made sense, maybe I wouldn't need it. But... "Other" ?
- rsynnott 3y agoRealistically, if Apple is determined to fight this, it may drag on for years.
- justinclift 3y agoApple could end up funding the EU's Russia defence from just the fines alone. ;)
- fundatus 3y agoUnfortunately fines are a net zero from the EU's perspective, as fines are simply deducted from the EU contributions paid by its members.
- jerjerjer 3y agoEU contributions to what, Apple?
- justinclift 3y agoThey're probably meaning the (annual?) EU funding contributions from its member states. ie Germany, France, etc.
- Loveaway 3y agoJust switch to Android, why take this kind of user hostility from Apple?
- nottorp 3y agoFor the same reason I don't switch to Windows: the alternatives are even worse. Apple isn't the best, no one deserves "best" in desktop and mobile operating systems, but it's the least bad. In mobiles we basically have a duopoly, and the only ones who are likely to care about the customer's interests are regulators. Neither Apple nor Google have any incentive because there is no 3rd option.
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