Notices by Oliver Reichenstein (reichenstein@mastodon.social), page 2

Apple is really good at connecting hardware and software, at building an eco system. They make superior devices and operating systems. They're expensive, but worth it. As a consumer, I am sold. Our house is all Macs, iPhones, TV, HomePod, iPod, iPad, AppleMusic, Pay, CarPlay, Watch. I bought iPods Max 2 weeks ago and love them. Yesterday, we just got a new iPhone 15. We spend 10,000s on  goods. Our company makes  apps and builds them 100% on  products. I always saw that as a choice. But...

@nileane Americans usually look at EU laws from their by-the-letter, precedence based common law, not expecting the in-spirit approach of non-Anglo-Saxon legal systems. Even Apple's response was typically American—trying to find sophist gaps in the wording, complying in a "clever" way ("Look, I do just what you said! Happy now?"). While I don't expect American tech bloggers to understand European law or how they pedal populist anti EU propaganda, I expected more from Apple's lawyers.

@nileane As far as the beloved "but the market decided that Apple is right and the law shouldn't interfere with the market..." The market is not a legal system. It favors a lot of stupid, destructive and self destructive products, tactics, and, unregulated, favors those who gathered most power. Again, this is a somewhat un-American interpretation of the law. "Get off my property!" Americans are more likely to accept that ownership allows you to create your own laws on your territory.