Honestly I think the timeline is a punishment for forcing the governments hand by never doing any of these things themselves.

Then let the motivational fines begin and see if that helps get things moving.

Mandating things that are impossible and then fining companies for failing to achieve them is just a silly and roundabout way to impose a tax, and if the EU just wants to tax a bunch of tech companies they should do so directly instead of this absurd charade.

Do people really think this is impossible? We're talking about Apple here.

clearly that's not what they want. they want less anti-competitive practices and they want them quickly. a massive fine that brings in some public money and punishes them for past actions is a nice upside