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
The EU has no teeth. They have no way to hurt Apple enough without producing huge backlash.
lol. next thing you'll tell me is that there's no way eu would fine microsoft on a daily basis.
@mawhrin @rustyshelf ...... economic principles aren't geographically bound, my dude. My statement has nothing to do with enforcement, just a statement of fact about financial incentives.
That said, I DO have some knowledge of how the EU does things (they're much better about proportionate punishment) but the fact remains that Apple will push back (which is what the OP complained about) until the EU acts like China and threatens their business in a way that scares them into never pushing back
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