Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
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Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#2I mean what else is Europe going to do? Develop its own successful products?
Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#3I mean what else is Europe going to do? Develop its own successful products?
That's difficult, without openness or protectionism. How do you compete with iOS without supporting iOS apps, iCloud, and iMessage blue bubbles? The switching costs (practical, and psychological) are too high.
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#4I'd like to see Apple hold back more of its technology from EU users, in order that we can finally get some political pressure on the EU and their innovation-stifling over-regulation.
We're already likely to see hold-back with Apple Intelligence.
But will it be enough for citizens to pressure lawmakers?
Due to the process of law-making in the EU it's very hard for citizens to exert their will on lawmakers.
In the EU, law can only originate from the Commission, which operates behind closed doors, and comprises entirely of unelected bureaucrats (often unpopular former member-state politicians). The Commission then pushes its edicts, repeatedly if necessary, through a "Parliament" of careerist politicians until they approve it.
Here in the UK we tried, and failed, to help the EU to reform its democratic structures and burdens.
Our only remaining option was to leave this political project, and since then, we proved that the sky does not fall within a country that leaves the EU. We have secured a number of trade deals with countries outside the EU, including Japan and Australia, we have seen increased foreign direct investment, sustained low unemployment compared to many EU nations and a stabilising currency.
Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#5This seems like such a gross overstep by the EU. What's next, they push for macOS being installable on every PC?
With regard to the idea that Apple should stop selling iOS devices in the EU: https://daringfireball.net/2024/03/eu_share_of_apples_revenu...
Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#6I mean what else is Europe going to do? Develop its own successful products?
That's difficult, without openness or protectionism. How do you compete with iOS without supporting iOS apps, iCloud, and iMessage blue bubbles? The switching costs (practical, and psychological) are too high.
Android competes very healthily with Apple in the EU!
Android is at nearly 70% OS market share: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/europe/
[I say this as a keen iOS user]
Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#7This seems like such a gross overstep by the EU. What's next, they push for macOS being installable on every PC? With regard to the idea that Apple should stop selling iOS devices in the EU: https://daringfireball.net/2024/03/eu_share_of_apples_revenu...
Is this Poe's law? That does sound like a very reasonable requirement (albeit perhaps relatively low priority).
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
That's difficult, without openness or protectionism. How do you compete with iOS without supporting iOS apps, iCloud, and iMessage blue bubbles? The switching costs (practical, and psychological) are too high.
Android competes very healthily with Apple in the EU! Android is at nearly 70% OS market share: https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/europe/ [I say this as a keen iOS user]
Android isn't competing with iOS. Apple users stay Apple users, mostly, and Android users stay Android users. Android manufacturers are competing with each other, but iPhones are their own thing.
Re: Apple Gets EU Warning to Open Up iPhone Operating System
#10I mean what else is Europe going to do? Develop its own successful products?
That's difficult, without openness or protectionism. How do you compete with iOS without supporting iOS apps, iCloud, and iMessage blue bubbles? The switching costs (practical, and psychological) are too high.
"How do you compete with iOS without supporting iOS apps, iCloud, and iMessage blue bubbles?"
You build good alternatives for each of those.