How’s this so much different than Nintendo? I’ve never been able to play any game I want to and I’ve always been forced to go through Nintendo or Sony to play games on consoles. (Or Xbox)
So in summary, in 2021: - Number of Nintendos sold in EU: Over 7.1 million game consoles were sold total, and Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console. - Number of iPhones sold in EU: Around 56 million iPhones.
Another commenter mentioned in another discussion something that is very much applicable here:
I'm under impression that Americans freak out because they tend to go full technical on laws, that is, they don't care much what the governments are trying to achieve with the laws but work within the limits of strict technicality. So a lot of Americans were freaking out here on HN when GDPR was introduced, some shutting down personal projects because were afraid to get in trouble with the EU laws and find themselves in huge and expensive lawsuits.This was merely a commentary on why it might be that we haven't seen any reactions to Nintendo's way of doing business but do see actions on Apple.
The truth is that we might very well see actions towards Nintendo when the dust has settled.
And don't tell me that the US doesn't try laws on some cases in order to copy/paste results to similar cases.
That said, yes. The EU is first and foremost not a country. It is a union that spans several countries with different legal frameworks and traditions. So of cause writing and interpreting laws is different. That should not be too difficult to understand.
Also not difficult to understand Brexit.
Please enlighten me. My own perception is that most brits do regret leaving the EU, which data supports:
https://www.statista.com/statistics/987347/brexit-opinion-po...