Apple @lemmy.world Rade0nfighter @lemmy.world 7d ago

Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store

www.cnet.com Facing Billions in DMA Fines, Apple Lets EU iPhone Users Install Apps Outside the App Store

A last-minute rule change lets European iPhone owners download apps from rival stores and developer websites, while introducing new fees that Apple hopes will satisfy regulators in Brussels.

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Apple notes that off-store downloads work only inside the EU, and disappear if you stay outside the bloc for more than 30 days.

Assholes.
- They should hit Apple with the penalty for breaking the spirit of the agreement.
- I wonder if Europeans should have a case when they want to do 31 days of business travel and Apple cut off their apps.
  
  “No problem, here’s the exemption form; please attach your itinerary and a blood sample”
  
  That’s what Apple Vision Pro is for. Now, you can stay home and imagine your destination in isolation. And you’ll have to stay home because the battery life will keep you tethered to a pretty reliable power source.
- Anyone know the whole range of the enabling technologies for the geofencing?
  
  Look at the nearby WiFi networks, check GPS, see what cell towers are around, (Apple account registration location)…?
  
  Core Location is a multi-sensor system process in iOS. GPS, WiFi, cellular, Bluetooth, accelerometer, altimeter in order (as of ~5 years ago)
  
  https://lagrangepoint.substack.com/p/airpods-hearing-aid-hacking#footnote-1-151260143
  
  I wonder if this method would work
In April, the European Commission fined Apple €500 million ($585 million) for blocking developers from steering users to cheaper payment options, and warned that daily penalties of up to 5% of global revenue could follow if it failed to comply.

LMAOOOO get fucked, Apple we love your hardware and your software (when properly tested first), but given you’ve had a great run with the fees now it’s time to let us own our hardware at least a little.

5%? Not messing around. No wrist slap there.

Let’s go freedom, let’s go Apple-but-the-right-way (please)!
- 5% daily, of global revenue.
  
  Now that's how penalties should work.
  
  With all respect for people who hate Apple (myself included), this doesn't look like how penalties should work. I doubt there are adequate standards of how an entity like EU can request any percentage of global revenue from anyone. What would you do if you request any more than Apple considers adequate and decides it's more profitable to just leave your market?

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