Even if Apple is in violation, that doesn’t make it acceptable or within the law. Big companies (notably Meta) frequently don’t comply with GDPR and are beginning to pay the price for it and making changes.

https://noyb.eu/en/5-years-litigation-meta-apparently-switch...

I was pleasantly surprised to see Apple’s cookie policy is considerably less intrusive than the submitted website’s.

https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/cookies/

GDPR doesn't care about cookies. It depends on what they're used for. If they're not used for tracking or storing personal information, GDPR doesn't apply.

It's easy to read the original comment as if you need to ask permission for any cookie usage. But that's not what they're saying. They're saying it applies for this site's cookies, as the site specify they use cookies in a way that GDPR would say you need consent for.