I for one look forward to there being a franken iphone in EU covered with ads and malware. Apple should give them exactly what they want. Every major software company will have their own app store for their apps. It will be glorius!
And I don't understand the point about ads. The vast majority of apps currently available on the app store is already plastered with ads?
Do you consider the new content suggestions on ATV+, Netflix, Prime video etc. as "Ads" too?
On my phone I can install proprietary apps from Google's store, or open source apps from F-droid. What's wrong with having choice?
In the first quarter of 2023, Apple obtained 26 percent of the European smartphone market based on shipments. Historically have Apple's sales been very cyclical, peaking in the fourth quarter each year.