• barsoap@lemm.ee
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        16 days ago

        The only reason the regulation happened is because Apple ignored the “industry, agree on a standard or we’ll set one for you” memo: By the time the EU passed the act all other manufacturers had already shaped up.

        That is: For other companies, the looming threat sufficed. Apple needed to be forced.