EU Commission designates iPadOS as gatekeeper

28 April 2024
Apple has six months to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act.

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  • 04 May 2024

Aiman w124, 03 May 2024What is the point of uninstall preloaded apps 😂You want to keep those unwanted apps bloating your storage? There's no point keeping them if you never use it. 🙃🙃

    What is the point of uninstall preloaded apps 😂

      YUKI93, 02 May 2024I get your point, but the current iPad Air runs on M1 where... moreThey still sold the M2 MBA btw. And heck, the performance and efficiency difference between those 3 generations aren't even that different for light usage.
      The same happened last year. They sold the M2 MBA alongside the M1 MBA.

        MindTheGap, 30 Apr 2024> It's not like it'll hurt the MacBook sales ... moreI get your point, but the current iPad Air runs on M1 whereas the current MacBook Air runs on M3. By the time Apple put M2 on the next-gen iPad Air, the next-gen MacBook Air would be running on M4.

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          Anonymous, 29 Apr 2024Shame on the EU commission. Unreasonable. This money doesn&... moreMan, don't you just love supporting Apple's anti-consumer behaviour and anti-competitive practices. Ah yes, my favourite.

          Shame on you.

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            Anonymous, 01 May 2024The Switch sold over 139 million units. It's possible ... moreEven if they had 45 mil in eu, they dont have the business users. And ios users can switch anytime too, they just lack the platforms specific apps, just like nintendo where you can only emulate them on another platform.

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              Anonymous, 01 May 2024He said barely. Nintendo has profit margins on Switch units... moreAbout 50-100$ per unit looking at the hardware quality.

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                Notendo, 30 Apr 2024Nintendo has profits from both device and games. It should ... moreHe said barely. Nintendo has profit margins on Switch units. However, they are quite small. The Switch Lite, for example, is $199.99, and Nintendo has to give discounts to retail stores. Obviously, retail stores won't sell the Switch Lite for $199.99 if they buy one from Nintendo for $199.99. How much profit do you think Nintendo gets from selling a Switch Lite?

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                  Igues, 30 Apr 2024They atleast dont have the numbers stated in the article.The Switch sold over 139 million units. It's possible that there are over 45 million active Switch users in the EU. Switch users can switch to other platforms anytime they want to, though. Also, many games aren't available on the Switch.

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                    • 30 Apr 2024

                    Buy Samsung remove that rusty gate.

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                      Fearghast, 30 Apr 2024Sadly, in this case Nintendo has pretty everything legally ... moreThey atleast dont have the numbers stated in the article.

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                        Ow, 30 Apr 2024Consoles are built differently, literally. Console manuf... moreIt will just be like steam deck, both their own store and third party, thier own os and any os.

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                          Ow, 30 Apr 2024Consoles are built differently, literally. Console manuf... moreNintendo has profits from both device and games. It should be obvious.

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                            • 30 Apr 2024

                            Should be applied worldwide to curb Apple's greed

                              YoloBS, 30 Apr 2024Why dont EU create its now OS ? Just say its about nation s... moreNation security is hardly the reason, users and developers not being exploited is probably much more important to them.

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                                Mills, 29 Apr 2024Every other country uses WhatsApp or Telegram. I just use D... moreOr Facebook Messenger, if you're in the Philippines.

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                                  YoKnow, 30 Apr 2024LoL they won't do anything because it won't get t... moreConsoles are built differently, literally.

                                  Console manufacturers have barely any if not no profit margines on the hardware they sell, unlike Apple.

                                  They rely on software sales to make profit, unlike Apple.

                                  If they can't sell their own software, they will die out, unlike Apple.

                                  Now tell me, why should a product with a different business strategy receive the same treatment as another product with a much mods different business strategy?

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                                    MindTheGap, 30 Apr 2024> It's not like it'll hurt the MacBook sales ... moreiPad Air will be smaller and probably have worse battery life but considering how stellar M1 (or M2) is, that wont matter much, plus it will be even more portable.

                                      Why dont EU create its now OS ? Just say its about nation security and create a os .

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                                        • 30 Apr 2024

                                        I don't like iPadOS at all. I thought it would be a hybrid combination of iOS and MacOS, but seeing that it's not either of them, it makes me think why Apple would bother put a computer chipset inside a tablet which doesn't have all the capabilities a laptop has. Idk, but something seems off