Advocacy groups are raising concerns about the European Commission’s handling of Apple and Google’s regulation. They claim that the current rules aren’t enough to make these tech giants comply, and this has led to frustration among developers and the public. The issue revolves around the supposed lack of effective measures to enforce better practices for interoperability and competition.
They allege that Apple’s process for handling interoperability requests is too complicated, which discourages developers from submitting them.
Maybe involve some tech-literate people in the lawmaking process then…
@Adley
I don’t think that’s the problem. The issue was that the EU didn’t expect Apple to push back this hard and only do the bare minimum required by the DMA.
Hart said:
@Adley
I don’t think that’s the problem. The issue was that the EU didn’t expect Apple to push back this hard and only do the bare minimum required by the DMA.
You don’t even need to be tech-literate to predict this kind of outcome. Anyone familiar with regulatory law knows this happens every time. The EU regulators missed the mark.
@Adley
Not really. Apple is the only company throwing a fit over a regulation like this in recent years. They’ve made the process harder for themselves than necessary by not fully complying, likely for long-term strategy reasons. Other regulations like the USB-C mandate were followed without much pushback.
@Hart
You really don’t understand how much is involved in just ‘opening up an API’, do you?
Adley said:
@Hart
You really don’t understand how much is involved in just ‘opening up an API’, do you?
I’m not downplaying it, but they definitely spent more time and resources than necessary just to be difficult.
@Hart
Lol, the EU started all this by going after US tech for revenue. They made rules to target new markets where the EU can no longer compete, but protected the legacy economy.
@Hart
Apple keeps its system closed for security reasons, offering unparalleled protection to consumers. It’s one of their unique selling points.
Vance said:
@Hart
Apple keeps its system closed for security reasons, offering unparalleled protection to consumers. It’s one of their unique selling points.
The irony of calling others tech-illiterate while making statements like this is just baffling.
@Hart
Apple resisted USB-C just like always. They claimed it would limit innovation. They had to be dragged to accept it. Remember the time they said, ‘It’s not the phone, you’re holding it wrong’…
Drew said:
@Hart
Apple resisted USB-C just like always. They claimed it would limit innovation. They had to be dragged to accept it. Remember the time they said, ‘It’s not the phone, you’re holding it wrong’…
If they disliked USB-C so much, they could’ve just designed a portless phone. They didn’t.
Drew said:
@Hart
Apple resisted USB-C just like always. They claimed it would limit innovation. They had to be dragged to accept it. Remember the time they said, ‘It’s not the phone, you’re holding it wrong’…
- Apple wanted Lightning to become the standard. It didn’t. This put them in a tough spot. They promised 10 years for Lightning to avoid customer backlash. They were quick to adopt USB-C on other devices. EU regulation didn’t impact iPhone’s switch to USB-C. If Apple had chosen, they could’ve waited another year.
- The EU mandating USB-C stifles innovation. It’ll be around too long, like SCART.
- Apple never said ‘it’s not the phone, you’re holding it wrong’
@Presley
Oh yes they did. [link to Apple discussion thread]
Drew said:
@Presley
Oh yes they did. [link to Apple discussion thread]
Maybe read the thing you’ve linked to.
Drew said:
@Hart
Apple resisted USB-C just like always. They claimed it would limit innovation. They had to be dragged to accept it. Remember the time they said, ‘It’s not the phone, you’re holding it wrong’…
Governments shouldn’t be dictating design unless it’s for safety. What if there’s a new connector design? This EU mandate stops it from being implemented.
@Adley
Apple has no issue complying with strict regulations in China, so it’s not about being ‘too hard’. It’s about dragging things out because they can.
Zephyr said:
@Adley
Apple has no issue complying with strict regulations in China, so it’s not about being ‘too hard’. It’s about dragging things out because they can.
Enforcing a ban on VPNs and human rights organizations in China is much easier than what the EU is asking for.
@Adley
China demanded Apple store all user data on Chinese servers. That was easy for Apple. They delayed the EU’s requests on purpose because they could. They don’t care about you or me.
Zephyr said:
@Adley
China demanded Apple store all user data on Chinese servers. That was easy for Apple. They delayed the EU’s requests on purpose because they could. They don’t care about you or me.
That’s easy for any company. Apple probably didn’t need to change anything on the software side, just handled it as part of global data storage practices. Don’t pretend to know how software works.