Post AbQRUn6FWQOfhSbbf6 by owa@mastodon.social
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 (DIR) Post #AbQRUiXMUC75Y6FgjA by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:16:51Z
       
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       Hilariously, Apple tried to claim with a straight face to the EU, that it offers not one, but three distinct web browsers all coincidentally named Safari.Lucky for us the team at the EC dismissed this ludicrous gambit and painstakingly ripped Apple's argument to shreds.  It is baffling to us why Apple's legal team is willing to sacrifice their credibility on something that has such a low chance of success.
       
 (DIR) Post #AbQRUjuRNsAVny3dL6 by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:17:31Z
       
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       From the register:"Cupertino also claimed it maintains five app stores and five operating systems, and that these core platform services, apart from iOS, fell below the usage threshold European rules set for regulating large platform services and ensuring competition."
       
 (DIR) Post #AbQRUkxfTMLP4GZj0a by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:17:40Z
       
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       ""According to Apple, Safari on iOS, Safari on iPadOS and Safari on macOS qualify as web browsers within the meaning of [the DMA requirements]," the case summary explained, noting that Apple argued only Safari for iOS falls within the DMA's scope."
       
 (DIR) Post #AbQRUm59J1vGXl5DJA by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:19:19Z
       
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       @brucelawson sums it up nicely with:
       
 (DIR) Post #AbQRUn6FWQOfhSbbf6 by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:21:07Z
       
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       Apple made this attempt despite the Digital Markets Act containing specific clauses to address this exact behaviour:
       
 (DIR) Post #AbQRUoNelBunfjl1Qu by owa@mastodon.social
       2023-11-03T00:22:14Z
       
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       Read More over at:https://www.theregister.com/2023/11/02/apple_safari_browser/