"When the DMA took effect, it expected gatekeepers like Apple to deliver interoperability by default [...] Instead, Apple created a request-based system where each developer must seek permission for specific features"
and
"the process can stretch across months or years before developers see any practical benefit, even though the underlying right to interoperability is already supposed to exist"
the process can stretch across months or years before developers see any practical benefit, even though the underlying right to interoperability is already supposed to exist
First paragraph
> 56 interoperability requests under the Digital Markets Act have produced no concrete solutions by Apple,
The chart, stupidly created as a pie chart and with percentages rather than numbers: 21% of requests are in Phase III, ie implementation by Apple.
When liars make clear their intent is to deceive, the correct reaction is to ignore them entirely. You can fairly quibble about what requests are approved or not, but honest people fairly communicate the state of things.
Maybe you are saying something that makes sense. But your comment doesn’t read that way.
A “concrete solution by Apple” would be a solution that shipped.
Cook got accused of acting illegally by a judge. Which is very unusual. It is pretty clear that Apple is dragging their feet as hard as they can get away with.
Liars only: Apple is doing nothing.