Oh, I'm sure Apple can drag this out for years and year in the courts lobbing health and safty arguments etc.
Second time they're out of compliance, the fine doubles.
If they still breach compliance, they get investigated for systematic non-compliance. The Commission can then impose structural and behavioral changes.
Or Apple can stop providing service in the EU. But they're not going to say goodbye to a fourth of their global revenue. They will comply.
I agree it seems unlikely but the math checks out.