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Who would've thought? This isn’t going to fly with the EU.

Article 5.3 of the Digital Markets Act (DMA): "The gatekeeper shall not prevent business users from offering the same products or services to end users through third-party online intermediation services or through their own direct online sales channel at prices or conditions that are different from those offered through the online intermediation services of the gatekeeper."

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Honestly? Nothing. People just say this kind of thing because we like to tinker with our devices. If what you bought satisfies your needs and you don't need more, that's just ok. Android/windows/linux has a lot more conveniences for my use, so that's what I go for, but not everyone is the same

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Android/windows/linux has a lot more conveniences for my use

That's kind of my point. I don't get the aggression people have for someone using different brand.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't get the aggression people have for someone using different brand.

People identify the business decisions that Apple makes to be anti-consumer. They then feel frustration and anger for users of Apple products as support for their products only emboldens Apple to continue making anti-consumer decisions, such as the subject of this article.

Apple is a microcosm representation of the evils of capitalism for many people and they project their feelings about it - powerlessness, disgust, anger, etc. - onto users of Apple products. People associate support for iPhones which enjoys a 61% US market share as support for the boot of capitalism on our throats regardless of whether the Apple user doesn't know, doesn't care, or doesn't agree.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Also Apple's anti-consumer decisions usually transfer to other places (such as Android) aswell, because they have a lot of influence on the rest of the market.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Pretty much this. If other brands see the vitriol, then they might think "well, guess not being that way is a way to be competitive".

If everyone sounds perfectly cool with that facet, then everyone else goes "sweet, the Apple way gives the vendor more control over the customer, and control over the customer is valued, if we think we can get away with it"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If it just remains Apple who did it i wouldn't mind but there they are a bit of a product leader.

Off forging the way ahead for under consumer BS everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Agreed. This is what I was implying by citing their OS market share in mobile devices in the US and I could have clarified better.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So kind of moral consumerism thing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If labeling it helps you to understand it, sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I just wanted to clarify if I understood the point correctly, labeling just shortens the answer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if you understand the point. I and other users have tried to help. If you have any more specific questions, just ask.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

That's why I summarized and asked if that's the case. The hypothesis from the person I replied to, seemed to be that it's due to people believing there is some moral obligation in consumer choice and it extending to apple making questionable, consumer unfriednly decision, therefore they can be mad and rude towards people buying apple products. I can get it.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but tribalism with a brand is just beyond my understanding (hyperbole), - it's so stupid.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Apple influence the market a lot. So paid side-loading can propagate to other companies if Apple can pull it off.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

For sure! An amount of "hate" for apple, or any company for that matter, is totally ok. Sometimes they make decisions that screw consumers just for a buck more. No reason to hate on users, tho. That's the same as saying anyone who uses a gas vehicle to go from one place to another is in favor of global warming

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I kinda disagree with the comparison, but I agree that it is dumb the blame the users.

However, from a certain perspective, users enable companies. So some people hate the users for that. And some other people just have a bad case of tribalism.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but why hate on apple users?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I am not personally hating on the apple users, but considering that people continue to buy Apple products even after these anti-consumer practices, then some people consider that the users enable the company.

So I can see where that is coming from. And some people are just tribal idiots.