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Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa... by askonomm on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:09AM (#39014070)
Is EU also forcing companies that don't make folding phones to make folding phones because people want them? Or ferraris to make minivans? This argument doesn't make a lot of sense. You may want the world, why would a for-profit entity have to bend over for you? This seems to me to just be another way to control what you do - no longer can you start a company with your vision, you can only start a company that fits someone elses vision, like European Union's vision. Free will is a thing of the past.
Re:App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloa... by FredPret on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @10:29AM (#39014334)
Remember that this is only happening because Apple wants to continue selling in the EU.

Every year, the EU’s economic importance declines, partly due to stunts like this one.

So at some point (far in the future unfortunately), their diktats will simply be ignored.