China: “Remove all VPNs”
Apple: “Sure thing”
China: “…and podcast apps”
Apple: “Can do boss!”
China: “…and also hand over all iCloud data for our citizens”
Apple: “I mean why wouldn’t we? Here you go!”
EU: “Allow alternate app stores, and do it fairly”
Apple: “Ahhh hell no! This is so unfair you guys are bullies! Malware! Privacy! We have standards! Unlike you we care about our users!”
@rustyshelf China govt has teeth and will destroy Apple's production capacity if they push back. This is a direct threat to their business and thus something called "fiduciary responsibility" kicks in and literally requires their leadership to act in the interest of shareholders
The EU has no teeth. They have no way to hurt Apple enough without producing huge backlash. Once again "fiduciary responsibility" dictates that Apple do whatever they can to maximize shareholder profit, which means pushing back when they know they can
It sucks but until the EU figures out a way to really hold Apple's feet to the fire, the law requires this response
@pirijan @rustyshelf because it's literally the law and they are obligated to follow it? Like, you don't have to personally care about it for their leadership to act based upon it. "I don't care about politics" yeah well the fuckers screwing us all over do.
Unless all you want to do is bitch about Apple, without actually doing anything to stop them.
You know, kinda like the EU.
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