Steve Troughton-SmithJun 21, 2024

"iPhone Mirroring, SharePlay Screen Sharing enhancements, and Apple Intelligence”

Apple's screen sharing being the only one with remote control is very clearly self-preferencing. iPhone Mirroring, though? Beats me. None of these actually hit upon DMA rules directly, so maybe Apple's just pulling out the dirty tricks to try to turn users against legislators. If they applied this imaginary criteria to all their existing software, they'd have to un-ship virtually everything
https://mastodon.social/@macrumors/112655635256850912

Show threadJohn GruberJun 21, 2024
@stroughtonsmith What do you expect when you enforce the “spirit”, rather than letter, of the law? The CTF doesn't violate the letter of the DMA either and Apple is going to get dinged for it.
Show threadNiléaneJun 21, 2024
@gruber @stroughtonsmith Come on, you know the CTF clearly violates the letter of the DMA. I don’t think there is any scenario in the context of this law where it's okay for Apple to charge developers who distribute their apps completely outside of the App Store.
Show threadJohn GruberJun 21, 2024
@nileane @stroughtonsmith I have read the entire DMA and I see nothing that says a gatekeeping platform can't charge for access to its platform. It targets only the way Apple has been doing so to date -- by allowing distribution exclusively through the App Store, and requiring all commerce through the App Store to use Apple's payments.
Show threadBret CarmichaelJun 21, 2024
@gruber @nileane @stroughtonsmith Three things can be true:
1) Apple is burning credibility and good will with developers.
2) Apple’s actions are compliant with the letter of DMA, but not its honest intent.
3) The DMA doesn’t specify the honest intent of regulators, because doing so is to tell Apple that it can’t charge for its intellectual property and profit from the AppStore, effectively nationalizing it.
Show threadJohn GruberJun 21, 2024
@bretcarmichael @nileane @stroughtonsmith Agreed on all 3.
Show threadNiléane
@gruber @bretcarmichael @stroughtonsmith I think y'all need to look up what nationalization means. 😅
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