@counternotions Yes, especially at Christmas.

@stroughtonsmith Yeah, cos we can take everything Trump says as gospel.

Ah, so they could bring the IA stuff just to the Mac in the EU. I mean I guess. Their statement seems geared to iOS so we’ll see.
But I don’t get the argument that Apple maliciously withholds features to gain public sentiment. Looking at the response to this it clearly doesn’t. What do people think Apple’s plan is here, public march on Brussels with placards demanding iPhone mirroring and the powers that be then decide to tear up the DMA? I think Apple is genuinely worried about being fined.

@joshcalvetti And you think only being available on the most recent pro models (plus presumably the iPhone 16 range) would make it exempt from the DMA?

@joshcalvetti The AI stuff in iOS 18 for iPhone 15 Pro? I don’t define platforms, that would be, um, the EU. Maybe they’d be interested in this bridge of yours.

@joshcalvetti @daringfireball The EU decided to add iPad even though it didn’t meet their stated criteria & iPhone mirroring could be seen as a feature of iOS

@stroughtonsmith It can’t mirror android phones & if the EU decides that’s not in the spirit of the DMA they can fine Apple billions, so why would they risk it.

@viticci Another way to look at it is that unlike in previous years where iPadOS was behind iOS, this year all the iOS features came to iPad too.

@sloenthusiast @viticci Or VisionOS out of necessity but it’s a good point.

@stroughtonsmith Have you considered the iPad Air?