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Zagitta | 2 years ago

I hope EU comes down HARD on them for trying to pull this shit

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buzzert|2 years ago

What exactly does that look like, in your mind? The EU coerces Apple engineers to work for free?

johnnyanmac|2 years ago

To work for their salary to comply with the country they serve in and still continue to be a trillion dollar company. Yes. I don't know why people are trying to spin this as if Apple operates on thin margins.

In the very worst case, they either get fined out the ass until it's unprofitable to play these games, and/or sanctioned as a whole and lose the whole EU market, a market of 750m users. What other business gets to ignore laws and still operate in that land?

Barrin92|2 years ago

I'd personally love a sort of anti-trust czar who can just very unbureaucratically slap large tech companies with sensitive fines.

If you had someone like that in charge and the moment companies engage in malicious compliance (for example cookie acceptance dark patterns) you go "now you pay 2% of your revenue in fines, you pull the same thing again we'll double the fine next month", how long does it take until companies play ball?

NorwegianDude|2 years ago

Well, if they have to allow other engines then those browsers should be able to implement PWA features and web push on iOS instead. Then user can hide the trash that is safari on iOS and never use it again. Win win.

the_gipsy|2 years ago

Apple want sell shiny device. Law say "don't trick customer". If apple trick customer, apple not allowed to sell no more.