- sanzky ( @sanzky@beehaw.org ) 51•11 months ago
iMessages is like a footnote here. I was surprised it was even considered.
- gregorum ( @gregorum@lemm.ee ) English25•11 months ago
Now that you’ve let your guard down, Apple is free to do whatever they want. It’s exactly exactly what Apple wanted.
- sanzky ( @sanzky@beehaw.org ) 6•11 months ago
they wanted to be irrelevant in the European market for chat applications?
- gregorum ( @gregorum@lemm.ee ) English5•11 months ago
no, merely considered irrelevant— for legal purposes. why? read the headline.
- sanzky ( @sanzky@beehaw.org ) 4•11 months ago
Im not sure you understands how this work. but anyway… they can do whatever with their service. I (or any person I know) dont plan to use it 🤷
- Big P ( @peter@feddit.uk ) English1•11 months ago
They must’ve been playing the long game then, iMessage has been irrelevant in Europe since before this law existed. Apple truly thinks of eveything
- bedrooms ( @bedrooms@kbin.social ) 4•11 months ago
I don’t really understand why Apple defends its position on this. I don’t see anybody benefiting from iMessage being in the current form. Not even Apple.
It’s the exact kind of stuff Apple ditches usually.
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The iMessage service did meet the definition of a “core platform,” serving at least 45 million EU users monthly and being controlled by a firm with at least 75 billion euros in market capitalization.
But after “a thorough assessment of all arguments” during a five-month investigation, the Commission found that iMessage and Microsoft’s Bing search, Edge browser, and ad platform “do not qualify as gatekeeper services.”
While Apple has agreed to take up RCS, an upgraded form of carrier messaging with typing indicators and better image and video quality, it will not provide encryption for Android-to-iPhone SMS, nor remove the harsh green coloring that particularly resonates with younger users.
Apple is still obligated to comply with the Digital Markets Act’s other implications on its iOS operating system, its App Store, and its Safari browser.
While it’s unlikely to result in the same kind of action, Brendan Carr, a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission, said at a conference yesterday that the FCC “has a role to play” in investigating whether Apple’s blocking of the Beeper Mini app violated Part 14 rules regarding accessibility and usability.
The blocking and workarounds continued until Beeper announced that it was shifting its focus away from iMessage and back to being a multi-service chat app, minus one particular service.
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