Steve StrezaJun 21, 2024

This is the framing Apple wants to sell for their decision to withhold features from the EU, and blogs are parroting it.

In reality, Apple is purposefully withholding these features from the EU, either because Apple are being retaliatory against EU customers for the existence of the DMA, or because Apple (with full knowledge of the DMA for years) refused to build these features in compliance with it.

Apple chose to harm their products in the EU. The DMA didn't. This framing is marketing.

Show threadSteve StrezaJun 21, 2024
I genuinely don't understand what Apple's trying to do with this pissing match with the EU. If the goal is to drum up public opinion against the DMA, Apple's a "multiple trillions of dollars" company, they aren't the scrappy upstart making quirky iPod ads in the 2000s, they ARE the institutional player. Nobody has sympathy for "uwu we are being bullied by regulators" from the mouths of the megacorp.
Show threadSebastien ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๏ฃฟJun 22, 2024

@stevestreza but we should have sympathy for this commission that tells us we are too stupid to choose for ourselves what we want?

Appleโ€™s closed system has always been proven lightyears ahead when it comes down to privacy and security.

In the meanwhile in the EU we are still clicking โ€œreject cookiesโ€ on every website whilst cookies are still being installed. ๐Ÿ™„

Show threadthe notorious gztJun 22, 2024
@SebastienK @stevestreza they put those banners up for US customers as well. Ask me how I know. And it has nothing to do with the law, it's a choice.
Show threadSebastien ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๏ฃฟJun 22, 2024
@gzt only in one state in the US. How do I know? Just run a website ๐Ÿ™„@stevestreza
Show threadthe notorious gztJun 22, 2024
@SebastienK @stevestreza then it's kind of weird that as an American user who doesn't live in that state, I get those banners anyway at most of those sites. Cool that some sites don't do that.
Show threadSebastien ๐ŸŒ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ๏ฃฟ
@gzt you use a VPN? @stevestreza
Jun 22, 2024 at 5:03pmIvory for iOS
Show threadthe notorious gztJun 22, 2024
@SebastienK @stevestreza only on my work computer, and that one should be going through South Carolina. But it could be claiming to be in San Jose or something.