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 threadThom, exceedingly pureJun 21, 2024

@stevestreza It also seems they just don't understand how negatively the average European views big megacorps. We despise them, deeply. Like, we choose government over corporation any day of the week.

I don't think they really understand what they're up against here. The DMA and similar laws are insanely popular here, as is the EU - despite the rightwing hate campaign, the EU enjoys like 80+% support here.

Show threadFluffy Kitty CatJun 21, 2024
@thomholwerda @stevestreza the rightward thing is just hating immigrants right?
Show threadGerbrand van Dieyen
@fluffykittycat @thomholwerda @stevestreza Yes but also heavily funded by extremely rich people and corporations.
The extreme right wing parties don't want less mega corps, they just want a bigger share from the pie
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