• OsaErisXero@kbin.run
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    4 months ago

    Can’t imagine how this could be perceived as anything but retaliation for the EU daring to attempt to regulate Apple

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      4 months ago

      Yeah exactly. Remember when they wanted to kill PWAs in Europe blaming the DMA? They had to revert course eventually due to backlash.

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        4 months ago

        It’s very easy for them to twist the history. Losing PWA would have really sucked. I use those quite extensively, even if they aren’t perfect

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          4 months ago

          Me too! I even develop some PWAs. It’s great for specialized stuff that doesn’t need to be on the AppStore.

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      Nah, it makes sense. Apple really likes their proprietary walled garden, so the interoperability requirements trouble them deeply.

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        4 months ago

        No.

        Interoperability is only required, if you have a significant market share. Apple does not have this in the EU. iMessage specifically doesn’t fall under this regulation, since hardly anyone uses it.

        And since Apple plans to publish an SDK for their intelligence anyway, you can’t really regulate them for being too closed.

        So either that’s a purely political retaliation, or their “super privacy friendly” services aren’t as privacy friendly as they claim.

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          Apple does have a significant market share of 25-30% in Europe. Just because they avoided having to open iMessage (for now) because everyone in Europe uses WhatsApp, doesn’t mean other Apple services are safe from regulation.

          But I’m with you - it’s more likely about (not so) privacy.

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          or their “super privacy friendly” services aren’t as privacy friendly as they claim.

          I would bet real currency it’s this one.