fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoApple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in Chinawww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1142arrow-down1external-linkApple is locking down the iPhone App Store to comply with a new law in Chinawww.theverge.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up59·1 year agoAnd Apple is getting forced to UNLOCK the iphone app store in the EU lmao
minus-squareSynapse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 year agoIt seems Apple find it less difficult to comply with China’s censorship policies than EU pro-consumer regulations.
minus-squareozymandias117@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoIt’s pretty simple… removing apps a country doesn’t want people to have access to doesn’t meaningfully affect Apple’s revenue Allowing you to install things outside of their control does affect their revenue Of course the first is less difficult for them
And Apple is getting forced to UNLOCK the iphone app store in the EU lmao
It seems Apple find it less difficult to comply with China’s censorship policies than EU pro-consumer regulations.
It’s pretty simple… removing apps a country doesn’t want people to have access to doesn’t meaningfully affect Apple’s revenue
Allowing you to install things outside of their control does affect their revenue
Of course the first is less difficult for them