• The EU gives Apple a final six months to stop actively hindering compatibility

    From Andrew@andrew@spam.net to misc.phone.mobile.iphone,comp.sys.mac.system,uk.telecom.mobile on Thu Sep 19 21:23:10 2024
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    The EU gives Apple six months to make cross-device interoperability easier https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-eu-gives-apple-six-months-to-make-cross-device-interoperability-easier-140030456.html

    As a result, the company has withheld new features from European users due
    to DMA rules, including Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring on the Mac and SharePlay Screen Sharing.

    As a result of Apple's anti-consumer stance, the European Commission will
    tell Apple the measures it has to take for cross-device interoperability
    and the EU says that the company is expected to follow them this time.

    The European Commission is done waiting for Apple to comply with the rules
    of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). It has started proceedings designed to
    ensure that the company complies with its interoperability obligations as
    one of DMA's designated gatekeepers, which are made up of the industry's largest and most important players.

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-19/apple-faces-eu-warning-to-open-up-iphone-operating-system

    One of the areas the commission will focus on is iOS connectivity for
    connected devices, such as smartwatches, headphones and virtual reality headsets.

    The EU is aware that the only way Apple is ever going to give its customers
    any sense of decency and respect is by an act of law from a governing body which is more powerful than Apple's board of directors. Hard to find it is.
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