In the EU as a gatekeeper they have expressed a desire to see Apple operate in a fair and uniform platform. I believe this should be applied worldwide.
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In the EU as a gatekeeper they have expressed a desire to see Apple operate in a fair and uniform platform. I believe this should be applied worldwide.
US will be launching an antitrust against Apple shortly and they will be looking at the following (as reported).
- Whether Apple favors its own apps and services over those provided by third-party developers.
- In-app purchase fees collected by Apple.
Looks like the US DOJ has already launched the action.
U.S. Sues Apple, Accusing It of Maintaining an iPhone Monopoly (Gift Article)
The lawsuit caps years of regulatory scrutiny of Apple’s wildly popular suite of devices and services, which have fueled its growth into a nearly $3 trillion public company.
"The Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, the federal government’s most significant challenge to the reach and influence of the company that has put iPhones in the hands of more than a billion people."
Private vs public has multiple definitions. There a public (government owned) vs private (non-government owned). There is also public (publicly traded shares) vs private (non-publicly traded shares).
Apple should just release an ‘at your own risk’ version of iOS and let users decide which version they want to install. One as is managed by Apple and one for the Wild West fans.
If I were the other companies, I'd ask Match if they could sit this one out, we don't need your help.
I suspect certain aspects of iOS will change after more discussion with agreed actions, but its will never be as open as some insist because it is a propriety OS not an open OS. Its bundled with hardware even if it isn't sold. Example the RCS support coming in iOS. Additional App Store changes. Substituting webkit for more variety of other Web browser support.
its not about the walled garden for them I believe because most of them do similar things, however they dont preclude or add in asinine clauses into their stores that prevent business from selling products. The one I hate the most is that you can't purchase subscriptions or buy services through the app like Geforce Now or Cloud without them having to release each game as an operate app. This is purposely there to force this competition off their platform.
And they pay the developer fee as well.
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