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Also here: https://archive.ph/20250319144216/https://www.ft.com/content/a9d0bde3-f10e-4113-b21c-cb02bf31a8f2 https://archive.ph/20250319144216/https://www.ft.co

Also here: https://archive.ph/20250319144216/https://www.ft.com/content/a9d0bde3-f10e-4113-b21c-cb02bf31a8f2 https://archive.ph/20250319144216/https://www.ft.com/content... > "Apple said it 'wrap[s] us in red tape, slowing down Apple’s ability to innovate for users in Europe and forcing us to give away our new features for free to companies who don’t have to play by the same rules. It’s bad for our products and for our European users.'" Hard to follow this argument, not sure which companies in Europe "won't have to play by the same rules"... Either way, in essence: If Apple the product-company requires changes in iOS to realize a new feature in an accessory product, the changes in iOS will have to be opened to accessory-competitors as well. Apple will de-facto not be allowed to modify the playing field of the accessory ecosystem in favor of its own products, and restrict others from adapting to it. They would still be first-to-market with such new features, because they had a head-start in implementing and launching them with their accessory, Apple would just be facing competitors catching up over time like in every other balanced market. I hope this works out, it's ultimately to the benefit of the consumer.

vsl 2y ago
> Hard to follow this argument, not sure which companies in Europe "won't have to play by the same rules"... Nobody except Apple is required to make its new features available to competitors, from day one, no? > I hope this works out, it's ultimately to the benefit of the consumer. See iPhone mirroring on Mac: not available in EU. This was entirely rational choice by Apple given how small market EU is, and it's hard to see them handling any new deeply integrated features any differently. See also how GDPR worked out: clicking through bazillions of obnoxious banners and an occasional 451 error on obscure US websites that can't be assed with this nonsense. Thanks to overreaching EU bureaucrats, I will now also "benefit" by missing out on features that I would probably personally consider beneficial (just as do iPhone mirroring). Thanks I guess?
- rickdeckard 2y ago
  > Nobody except Apple is required to make its new features available to competitors, from day one, no? Apple is not required to make its new features available to competitors. They need to make features of iOS available which they use to gain an unfair advantage when competing in markets of OTHER products used with their devices. > See iPhone mirroring on Mac: not available in EU. This was entirely rational choice by Apple given how small market EU is, and it's hard to see them handling any new deeply integrated features any differently. Same story here, a feature of iOS used to skew the competitive field on PCs. If their conclusion is that the 100bn USD revenue they make in "small" Europe (vs 160bn in US) is not worth it to play fair with adjacent products like headphones, watches etc., then I'd like to see that. I'm sure someone would be willing to pick up that addressable market if they really decide to leave instead of trying to weaponize their user base against reasonable regulation...

vsl 2y ago

> Hard to follow this argument, not sure which companies in Europe "won't have to play by the same rules"... Nobody except Apple is required to make its new features available to competitors, from day one, no? > I hope this works out, it's ultimately to the benefit of the consumer. See iPhone mirroring on Mac: not available in EU. This was entirely rational choice by Apple given how small market EU is, and it's hard to see them handling any new deeply integrated features any differently. See also how GDPR worked out: clicking through bazillions of obnoxious banners and an occasional 451 error on obscure US websites that can't be assed with this nonsense. Thanks to overreaching EU bureaucrats, I will now also "benefit" by missing out on features that I would probably personally consider beneficial (just as do iPhone mirroring). Thanks I guess?

rickdeckard 2y ago
> Nobody except Apple is required to make its new features available to competitors, from day one, no? Apple is not required to make its new features available to competitors. They need to make features of iOS available which they use to gain an unfair advantage when competing in markets of OTHER products used with their devices. > See iPhone mirroring on Mac: not available in EU. This was entirely rational choice by Apple given how small market EU is, and it's hard to see them handling any new deeply integrated features any differently. Same story here, a feature of iOS used to skew the competitive field on PCs. If their conclusion is that the 100bn USD revenue they make in "small" Europe (vs 160bn in US) is not worth it to play fair with adjacent products like headphones, watches etc., then I'd like to see that. I'm sure someone would be willing to pick up that addressable market if they really decide to leave instead of trying to weaponize their user base against reasonable regulation...