LOL LMAO ROFL. I really hope there is some EU directive that this is breaking so they can be fined just for being asses.
I suppose HN frowns upon this, but I find these attempts to save face ridiculous.
> This is a pointless gesture on part of apple. They know their artificial separation of stores won't fly with the EU
but it starts to go off the rails again with this:
> they still have to peacock around and pretend that they will comply because of their infinite generosity.
That's not as bad as your GP comment but it's still veering into snark and lashing-out, which is the thing that most destroys curious conversation. It's the latter we're trying for here. If you completed that sentence more thoughtfully, we'd have an example of a good post advocating your view.
It's in your interest to do that, too, because it will make your arguments stronger and your comments more persuasive. The benefit of the snark-and-lashing-out thing is a short lived feeling (for you and whichever readers already agree with you); the benefit of the curious-conversation thing is much higher in the long run.
Also you left out the very next sentence, which completely reverses the interpretation you're trying to imply:
> Nonetheless, Apple intends, on an entirely voluntary basis, to align each of the existing versions of the App Store (including those that do not currently meet the VLOP designation threshold) with the existing DSA requirements for VLOPs because the goals of the DSA align with Apple’s goals to protect consumers from illegal content.
What iOS store? They're all one and the same. You can install iOS apps on iPadOS right?
It doesn't matter that they "voluntarily comply". They just shouldn't have the nerve to split them.
How many of the 45 million users have ever touched xcode?
Put another way - how would accepting this as-is help regulators proceed? It's a finely-tuned joke, and if it didn't come with the olive branch of "illegal content moderation" then it wouldn't have been taken with a straight face.
Apple introduced the iPad in 2010 with the capability of selling different apps for iPhone and iPad. Back then, they didn’t have a framework for supporting screens of different sizes - which wasn’t introduced until around 2012.
They introduced the AppleTV that could have third party apps in 2015.
This was way before the EU started making up regulation because it can’t produce a viable tech company to save its life.