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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by Marsymars on Thursday November 20, 2025 @02:24PM (#45996567)
I generally agree that iOS/iPadOS aren't two different operating systems, but "iPadOS" predates the DMA.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by giobox on Thursday November 20, 2025 @04:38PM (#45998121)
Barely... the iPadOS brand was introduced in 2019, the European Commission proposed the DMA in 2020, and even prior to this there were obvious noises being made in Europe with regards to future regulation. Maybe its coincidence, but the timing still lines up for this being a response to the threat of EU changes.
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by raw_anon_1111 on Thursday November 20, 2025 @09:23PM (#46000527)
So Apple preemptively split the names because they knew exactly how the unreleased DMA was going to affect them?
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Re:Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting wi... by 1718627440 on Friday November 21, 2025 @10:04AM (#46005244)
Law drafting in Europe doesn't happen behind closed doors and typically even has consultations with the companies affected by it. It wasn't unreleased only because it wasn't signed yet.
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