Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation

Re:Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation by troupo on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @03:06PM (#39362176)

> All they offer is an interest-free installment plan.

Which even in Sweden (one of the most expensive countries in Europe) is often as low as a lunch for two: https://www.tre.se/handla/mobiltelefoner/apple/iphone-15

> What's an equivalent iPhone to e.g. a Galaxy A54 (~1 year old, EUR ~300-350)?

There might not be, which doesn't make iPhone a "status symbol among the middle class and richest people in the EU". It's literally just a phone.

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Re:Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation by lxgr on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @03:25PM (#39362391)

Lunch being expensive too in Sweden does not make the iPhone more affordable across Europe. In some European countries an iPhone SE costs a third of the average monthly net salary.

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Re:Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation by troupo on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @03:32AM (#39367765)

I can't keep up with goalposts moving speed in this conversation

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