Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
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Re: Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
#2Apple said "hey, can we not comply with the law", the EU said no, so it didn't launch. Seems pretty straightforward to me.
I can see why Apple might want to request an 18 month exemption, there's clearly extra work required to comply with EU regulations. But on the other hand it also feels like a straightforward play for consumer sympathy: let them get used to using it every day for 18 months, then pressure the EU to let it continue or you rip the feature away and anger users (who you then point to the EU as the problem)
It's not as if Apple doesn't have the money to dedicate a team to matching the EU's requirements on a deadline. They just choose not to.
Re: Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
#3Good.
EU has the right to privacy.
Apple also has the right to not conduct business in EU.
If EU doesn’t like it, they can build their own sovereign software.
Re: Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
#4Does this affect users that have a primary address in the EU or anyone with a phone that is _in_ the EU?
Re: Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
#5Of all the crimes Big Tech is committing against humanity, Apple's attempt to safeguard user privacy is the one the EU cannot abide?
Re: Apple decided not to roll out Siri in EU after denied request for exemption
#6Good. EU has the right to privacy. Apple also has the right to not conduct business in EU. If EU doesn’t like it, they can build their own sovereign software.
This doesn't have anything to do with privacy.
The DMA mandates that Apple allows for competition, which (if you believe in capitalism) is good for the market overall. It's essential to stop big tech from abusing their market dominance. However Apple would prefer to not allow competition for their digital products on any of their hardware.
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#7So, first they have to be regulated because Apple and Android form a duopoly. Then they want to get an exception that the other duopoly player does not get.
Of course, as usual they use their PR machine to blame the EU, whereas they really just want to abuse their platform's position to shut out competitors.
I have been a decades long Apple user, but their anti-competitive behavior, pushing ads into the OS and apps, and their treatment of developers (who made the iPhone big) is just gross.
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#8In a circle of irony, reuters.com is denying my request to read the article about Apple deciding to deny rolling out Siri in EU due to being denied their request for an exemption to law
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#9The EU is only interested in interoperability and centralization of data so they can put their citizens under surveillance. I hope Apple continues to exit this market on the edges.
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#10Seems like a win for everyone.