Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU

Re:Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU by arccy on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:13PM (#39563942)

they didn't need to remove a capability they already had, so any lawyer clarification would be on if they would be punished for being anticompetitive by removing the capability

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Re:Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU by dmitrygr on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:23PM (#39564090)

So..you've never written software with a lawyer standing over your shoulder?

Very often legal requirements lead to removal of features that cannot easily comply rather than expansion of the feature to comply. Removal is less rick.

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Re:Apple reverses course on death of Progressive Web Apps in EU by dwaite on Friday March 01, 2024 @12:58PM (#39564582)

Except they have had to do this multiple times (although usually patents).

Examples include portions of AirPrint functionality on macOS, Bootcamp suspend/resume, and FaceTime peer-to-peer. The latter being the reason that Apple did not open up FaceTime as a broader industry initiative.

In the US we currently have Apple Watch being sold without access to the blood oxygen feature due to an import restriction.

There are also restrictions on showing certain maps in certain countries, as well as whether or not the Taiwan flag emoji displays in China.

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