Post #2419777
2024-03-07 08:36 UTC
@neatchee@urusai.social @zbrando@social.vivaldi.net @rustyshelf@mastodon.social Do you remember Apple switching their phone models to USB-C, starting with iPhone 15, worldwide?
If you believe that was their own decision, for the sake of their customers, you are wrong. They we forced into doing so, by EU's teeth.
If they did not obey, all their phone would have become illegal to sell in the EU. Maybe you think that was just bluff, but Apple did not, which is all that matters.
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@zbrando@social.vivaldi.net 2024-03-07 11:37
@elessar@social1.ortolo.eu @neatchee@urusai.social @rustyshelf@mastodon.social Exactly. And of course both worst case scenarios (EU legislating, Apple pulling out of EU) won't happen because both parties are actively negotiating behind the scenes. If Apple is willing to comply to China requests can find a way to comply to EU ones too.
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@neatchee@urusai.social 2024-03-07 16:49
@elessar@social1.ortolo.eu @zbrando@social.vivaldi.net @rustyshelf@mastodon.social There is a huge difference between enforcing a universal technical standard on everyone and dictating what types of software must be available for a device (Edited to clarify "types of software", not a particular program/app)