The EU basically says that Apple has no right to "lock" users into their own ecosystems... and says that interoperability is mandatory and that Apple must provide effective, free access for third-party developers and services to integrate deeply and equally with iOS/iPadOS capabilities, so users can choose alternatives rather than being limited to Siri (no matter what security risks this entire process brings to the Apple ecosystem).
What they are failing (spectacularly) to understand is that the reality is exactly the opposite:
The Apple users were the ones choosing Apple for this very reason! They choose a closed system, freely, to avoid risks from third-party integrations! What Europe sees as an anti-competitive measure is actually a consumer choice!!! THIS IS WHAT THE USERS WANT!
But hey, Thomas Regnier knows better than the users. The users are a bunch of stupid MFs that don't actually know what they want. They need Thomas Regnier and the European Commission telling them what's best for them... LOL
This guy - who is a spokesperson for the European Commission in Brussels and an unelected civil servant - is basically implying to speak on behalf of 450 million Europeans and in his delusion thinks he knows better than everyone else. Well, he (and the European Commission) should wake the fuck up!
P.S. If Apple were actually making such "bad" choices, the users would be the ones deciding on their own and, if necessary, they would punish them by not purchasing their products and services. The market always corrects itself and doesn't need overregulation!
But since their user base has been continuously growing over the last decade, I think... I think they might be on to something. Perhaps the users, in their craziness, might actually like what Apple is doing!
Apple decided not to roll out SIRI AI in the EU.
The non-interoperability of their design made the update not suitable for the EU market.
Why? Because big tech companies cannot decide which EU tool should be used by EU citizens.
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