Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
by smoldesu on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:39PM
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The parent just said the iPhone is what they wanted. Is it hard to believe that someone could both like Apple and look forward to a world with more control over their phone?
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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
by herbst on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @05:21AM
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It's hard to believe yes. If people buying decisions won't reflect their believes the market has no reason to change.
Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
by smoldesu on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:50AM
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If people's buying decisions aren't impacted by your belief, the market is stuck in a monopoly position. Remember Carnegie steel?
Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
by tinus_hn on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @10:37AM
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It’s not hard to believe someone would like to have their cake and eat it too. That doesn’t make it a reasonable demand though.
The parents say the iPhone is what they want and that is because the iPhone is the phone you can’t accidentally break by installing alternative stores or apps or making the wrong settings. If Apple is forced to allow alternative stores, apps and settings that can break the system, the iPhone is no longer the phone they wanted.
Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals
by smoldesu on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @11:46AM
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> If Apple is forced to allow alternative stores [...] the iPhone is no longer the phone they wanted.
I just re-read it and couldn't find the part where they said that. Do you have a direct citation from the parent, or are you just floating a guess to support your opinion?