Apple To Open App Store To Competitors in EU As It Seeks To Avoid Fines (ft.com) 40
Apple will allow developers in the European Union to distribute iOS apps outside its App Store, the company said Thursday in a bid to avoid escalating fines from Brussels regulators. The policy change came on the deadline for Apple to comply with EU rules or face new financial penalties that can reach up to 5% of average daily worldwide revenue.
The $3 trillion iPhone maker has been negotiating with the European Commission for two months after receiving a $585 million fine for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act. The landmark legislation targets the power of Big Tech companies and requires Apple to open its mobile ecosystem to competitors.
The second change, set to go into effect in January 2026, would replace the current "core technology fee" model -- a separate charge imposed on developers -- with a commission-based structure.
The $3 trillion iPhone maker has been negotiating with the European Commission for two months after receiving a $585 million fine for breaching the EU's Digital Markets Act. The landmark legislation targets the power of Big Tech companies and requires Apple to open its mobile ecosystem to competitors.
The second change, set to go into effect in January 2026, would replace the current "core technology fee" model -- a separate charge imposed on developers -- with a commission-based structure.
Re: French Wine Shops (Score:2)
They already do keep bottles from California, our wines regularly win international competitions featuring their wines. Nobody wants anything from New Jersey.
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They already do keep bottles from California, our wines regularly win international competitions featuring their wines. Nobody wants anything from New Jersey.
So, you've never had a NJ pork roll have you? :-)
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A what now? Surely you meant to say Taylor Ham.
I use "pork roll" to annoy family in Trenton. :-)
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They already do keep bottles from California, our wines regularly win international competitions featuring their wines. Nobody wants anything from New Jersey.
The residents of 47 other states would probably disagree after having the pizza.
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The residents of 47 other states would probably disagree after having the pizza.
We have every kind of pizza here in California, although if you live in bumfuck, most of it is trash. My favorite in this state so far is Escape From NY on the Haight.
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The residents of 47 other states would probably disagree after having the pizza.
We have every kind of pizza here in California, although if you live in bumfuck, most of it is trash. My favorite in this state so far is Escape From NY on the Haight.
You are kind of making my point. These rare exceptions in California are at the level of a common neighborhood pizzeria in NYC and NJ. Probably run by someone originally from NYC / NJ.
:-) A few people from Chicago may have opened restaurants in CA too and offer superior pizza.
Folks from Illinois will make a claim about Deep Dish. I'll grant them a #2 spot.
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My favorite in this state so far is Escape From NY on the Haight.
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What are the toppings? Surely it has to have mullet.
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They already do keep bottles from California, our wines regularly win international competitions featuring their wines. Nobody wants anything from New Jersey.
As they will also have bottles from Argentina and Australia or any of the worlds other great wine producing regions. Jokes aside, a French wine shop that only stocked French products would be quite niche as would most French wine shops as the French tend to buy their wine from the same supermarket they get their fromage. Supermarkets selling liquor is quite common here in Europe (most countries really) meaning liquor stores need to have a USP in order to survive.
Even in Australia where supermarkets are n
Re: French Wine Shops (Score:2)
Where in the summary does it say 3rd party apps are being stored/distributed on apple servers?
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So in exchange, now wine shops in France must keep bottles of wines from California and New Jersey on their shelves?
I suppose what you're intimating is that it is not acceptable for Apple to be made to follow the laws of Europe, even when it is specifically for the business that they are doing in Europe. Presumably, however, if a Chinese company was doing business in America, you would expect them to follow the laws of America while they were there, yes? Or are you suggesting that a company should only ever have to follow the laws of their country of origin?
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resumably, however, if a Chinese company was doing business in America, you would expect them to follow the laws of America while they were there, yes?
No. that's generally not the case. Chinese companies don't have to follow the US's environmental rules or labor laws.
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(sorry. I forgot to close the <quote> tag)
Re: French Wine Shops (Score:1)
"Chinese companies don't have to follow the US's environmental rules or labor laws."
False. If they do business here, that business has to comply with those laws, for what little they are worth.
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Federal Minimum wage? Clear Air Act?
Are you pulling my leg?
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For the operations in America, then yes they absolutely have to comply with those.
Being foreign owned isn't a free pass on breaking local laws. Plus of you do business in America at all, then you may find a sparky prosecutor going after you for bribery and corruption laws of you engage in that even outside on America. Ask Sepp Blatter if you don't believe me.
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Federal Minimum wage? Clear Air Act?
Are you pulling my leg?
It's unclear why you think manufacturing plants in China would be subject to the USA's clear air act. Could you explain? And also provide a note from your doctor?
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[P]resumably, however, if a Chinese company was doing business in America, you would expect them to follow the laws of America while they were there, yes?
My reply was a counterexample to support my assertion:
No. that's generally not the case. Chinese companies don't have to follow the US's environmental rules or labor laws.
Your reply to that was:
False. If they do business here, that business has to comply with those laws, for what little they are worth.
You come of quite arrogant saying "false" when you don't even understand what is being discussed. You made some assumptions then ran with it. Then doubled down apparently.
I'll make my argument clearer for you:
Next time you buy something MADE IN CHINA. Guess what?
IT DOESN'T FUCKING FOLLOW US LABOR LAWS.
Christ. The smartest people can be absolute dumb shits sometimes.
Re: French Wine Shops (Score:2)
You are a stupid fucking idiot all day every day.
The comment to which you originally replied like a total dipshit to in this thread asked specifically:
"Presumably, however, if a Chinese company was doing business in America, you would expect them to follow the laws of America while they were there, yes?"
And then you doubled and trebled down on being too stupid to live about it.
Now fuck off until you learn to read, chucklefuck.
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I am pretty sure the suggestion is than companies all over the world should follow the US law and only that.
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> why are we forced to work 80 hrs, being replaced by robots, replaced by LLM, why are we not even getting minimum living wage
ah yes; let the market be completely uncontrolled create large monopolies. you example should be corrected:
a huge wine shop with shops all over the world, would be forced to allow others to also sell their wine.
oh no let wallmart do its thing all over the world, and then get a job as "greeter"
awesome!
Just add the scary side loading warning ... (Score:2)
A commission-based structure, eh? (Score:2)
Sounds like Apple is just trying to find another way to sidestep a judicial order to me. Apple shouldn't have any right to charge a core technology fee or a commission on sales that they aren't involved in.
Re:Cue the predictable wave (Score:4)
Android has had sideloading for decades, and none of that happens.
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People will bitch about and blame Apple NO MATTER WHAT it does.
It could liquidate all assets and donate all its money to St. Jude's cancer center for children, and people would STILL bitch.
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Is there an English translation available?
must report external transactions that apple takes (Score:2)
must report external transactions that apple takes zero part of?
Games that apple does not host don't cost apple more then other apps.
Why should netflix pay apple an cut of the sub fees when apple does not host or make any netflix content.
Separate charge- commission based? (Score:2)
Notarizing macOS software just need the dev fee (Score:3)
Notarizing macOS software just need the dev fee per year.
That should be all that is needed to side load apps and the setting should allow app store and Notarized apps by default.
Also have an setting for full side loading with no Notarizing needed.
The Sign Said... (Score:3)
But the sign said "All You Can Eat" !
"Yes. That's all you can eat."
you been hear 4 hour you go now! (Score:2)
you been hear 4 hour you go now!
Is this true sideloading? (Score:2)
Is it like Android where you can just load any app you want or does Apple still get to say no if your app does something Apple doesn't approve of?
Malware on your grandma phone (Score:3)
This will be an absolute nightmare. If you thought people are careless and not savvy with their computers, the phone crowd is so infinitely much worse because phones are way more ubiquitous.
This will be the golden age of malware. I am not advocating for an Apple walled garden, but I do think from a pragmatic, realistic standpoint they had the right solution - lock it down; the average user cannot be trusted with their device.
And a warning banner is no solution, bad actors will just guide your grandma right through it.