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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by LordDragonfang on Monday June 24, 2024 @04:54PM (#40780647)
Game consoles are not general computing devices. Apple has aggressively and repeatedly marketed iOS devices as being for general-purpose computing. (Remember the "what's a computer" ads?)

If Apple wants to claim their devices are computer replacements, they should be regulated like it.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by spiderice on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:44PM (#40782457)
> aggressively and repeatedly

Proceeds to site one ad from 2018. Hyperbole really isn’t necessary here. And marketing determining how a product should be regulated is a sure fire way to encourage companies to get around regulation by changing your their marketing.

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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by paulddraper on Monday June 24, 2024 @05:25PM (#40780989)
What regulations exist on computer devices that Apple is evading?
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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by bhelkey on Monday June 24, 2024 @05:43PM (#40781170)
According to this article, Digital Markets Act (DMA).
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Re:Apple found in breach of EU competition rules by paulddraper on Monday June 24, 2024 @07:22PM (#40782238)
Okay, wasn't sure that was the reference thanks.

> If Apple wants to claim their devices are computer replacements, they should be regulated like it.

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