Even if you think that the EU is an over-regulating bureaucratic monster (which I do), Apple is proving exactly why we need regulations in the first place. The

Even if you think that the EU is an over-regulating bureaucratic monster (which I do), Apple is proving exactly why we need regulations in the first place. They wouldn't be in this mess if their behavior wasn't so unfair and anti-competition. The worst is that Apple could very well compete on their own merits (I think their solutions have a lot of benefits, the problem is their ability to dictate pricing because of said behavior). It is completely insane that Apple has the right to dictate how I want to use my device and restrict its capabilities/access under the pretense that they know better than me what's good for me. People who want to do everything the Apple way are free to do so but people who would like freedom to use their devices as they see fit (and potentially give access to Apple designated bad actors) should be free to do so. The same thing happened to car companies and now everybody agrees it was for the better, making big tech comply with the same rules is past due. The hilarious part is that Apple complained about the same things when Microsoft was the dominant player, displaying their hypocrisy in play sight.