This article acts like Apple is going to get anything more than a slap on the wrist anywhere outside of the EU. Even in the EU, Apple is complying with alterna

This article acts like Apple is going to get anything more than a slap on the wrist anywhere outside of the EU. Even in the EU, Apple is complying with alternate App Store requirements as minimally as possible. I’ll believe that Apple’s walled garden is tumbling down when I see it. The iPhone is still a money printing machine, and their users aren’t going to go through the hassle of doing a huge cloud data migration to leave. Yes, replacement cycles are getting longer, but we are talking about averaging replacements every 2.5 years to every three years. https://www.statista.com/statistics/619788/average-smartphone-life/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/619788/average-smartphon... On top of that, Apple’s marketshare is increasing in many of its important markets. The only one that is in some peril IIRC is China. Finally, Apple’s service revenue is their fastest growing segment, and they don’t need a walled garden to earn that revenue.