‘Unfair’ EU rules are delaying features for European users, the tech giant says.

“Bureaucrats in Brussels” are unfairly challenging Apple’s closed ecosystem and denying users the “magical, innovative experience” that makes the firm unique, Apple said.

The so-called walled garden that combines Apple’s products and software ensures a safe and high quality experience for users, it says, but EU regulators counter that it unfairly shuts out rivals.

  • teft@piefed.socialEnglish
    441·
    15 hours ago

    It’s not about what apple wants. It’s about consumers having the freedom to do whatever the fuck they want with their device. If i buy a chair and want to add a 5th leg Ikea has no say in the matter so why should apple have a say in my app choices?

    • Bennyboybumberchums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      629·
      15 hours ago

      But the consumer does have a choice. They have the choice not to buy apple. Right? Its not like they hide this fact. You know what you are buying into.

      “I get to do whatever I want” not according to the Ts&Cs you agreed to when you turned the phone on. Again, you knew what you were getting into. So why are trying to force someone else to do something, when its perfectly reasonable that you just dont buy the thing that doesnt suit your needs?

      • nuggie_ss@lemmings.worldEnglish
        4·
        7 hours ago

        Regulations like these exist to protect people who can’t protect themselves.

        The average apple-user is too stupid to understand or appreciate the value of an open ecosystem, so it’s up to those who know better to fight on their behalf.

      • Olap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        15 hours ago

        Have you tried to have a smart phone outside of Apple or Android? They are clearly operating as a duopoly at this stage, they need tackled