Apple spent the entire summer telling the public that they were confident they could resist government pressure, when defending their CSAM scanning system. Today theyโre pulling voting guides from the Russian App Store. What changed in a month?
This is why all general computing platforms must be open platforms. If iOS were open, Appleโs decision not to carry an app would just be a store stocking decision. By blocking all competing stores, Apple has made itself a global censor on behalf of all foreign governments.
Apple shouldnโt say โtheyโve paid developersโ. Theyโve transferred money users paid to us, itโs not the same thing. So many people already think we all work for Apple. I mean, we do work for Apple, they just donโt pay us for that work. #wwdc21
Our preliminary conclusion: @Apple is in breach of EU competition law. @AppleMusic compete with other music streaming services. But @Apple charges high commission fees on rivals in the App store & forbids them to inform of alternative subscription options. Consumers losing out.