Re:Meta would owe Apple 70M per year just for having Faceboo...
by smoldesu on Saturday January 27, 2024 @07:10PM
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> Developers absolutely do not have to develop for iOS.
Europe absolutely does not have to sell iPhones.
Re:Meta would owe Apple 70M per year just for having Faceboo...
by qeternity on Monday January 29, 2024 @06:42PM
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Oh right sure, the millions of people who buy iPhones in Europe every year can pound sand. The bureaucrats know better.
Re:Meta would owe Apple 70M per year just for having Faceboo...
by smoldesu on Monday January 29, 2024 @07:11PM
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They threatened doing it before:
> It was rumored in February that Apple may be planning to limit charging speeds and other functionality of USB-C cables that are not certified under its "Made for iPhone" program. […] In response to this rumor, European Commissioner Thierry Breton has sent Apple a letter warning the company that limiting the functionality of USB-C cables would not be permitted and would prevent iPhones from being sold in the EU when the law goes into effect.
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/05/04/eu-warns-apple-about-li...
> The bureaucrats know better.
Than the corporations? Yes.
> unrealistic to expect
That’s true, but it changes nothing. Developers absolutely do not have to develop for iOS. That would still leave 75% of the market. It is not a monopoly.
If the iPhone market is too lucrative to ignore, that’s not a competition issue. In fact it’s more supportive that Apple’s approach is pretty valuable to a lot of valuable people that developers want to sell to.