Apple on Monday disputed criticism that it has not done enough to open up its ecosystem as required under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, saying it has complied with the legislation.
The company told apps developers, business users and rivals at a day-long hearing organised by the European Commission that it has redesigned its systems to comply with the DMA.
“We were guided first and foremost by ensuring that we’ve complied with the law. And then second, that we did it in a way that was consistent with our values and consistent with the language that we’ve developed with our users over a very long period of time. And we think we’ve accomplished that,” Apple’s lawyer Kyle Andeer told the hearing.
“And I think we’re focused on it from a user perspective. Now, it’s not to say that we’re not focused on the impact of developers, but I think from our perspective first and foremost, we’ll be tracking very carefully what’s the impact of all of these different changes on the user experience that we’ve delivered to our customers for 15, 16 years through the iPhone?”
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Tim likes to comply and, if one is awake, the World needs some–or just one–that shuns compliance. Just say no to the EU’s numerous “we know what’s best for you” collectivism. Hail to the Farmers!
Dumbass!
Money “leading” the people doesn’t lead to good places…if one doesn’t want to live a life of a materialistic dumbass.
Apple is a materialistic dumbass.