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> “The DMA should be repealed while a more appropriate fit for purpose legislative instrument is put in place”

> “Despite our concerns with the DMA, teams across Apple are spending thousands of hours to bring new features to the European Union while meeting the law’s requirements. But it’s become clear that we can’t solve every problem the DMA creates,” the company said.

The title of this article seems like sensationalized Clickbait, and I expect better from arstechnica.

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> teams across Apple are spending thousands of hours to bring new features to the European Union while meeting the law’s requirements

Do they really expect us to feel sorry for this trillion dollar corporation...?

> it’s become clear that we can’t solve every problem the DMA creates

Then pull out of the european market and eat the loss!

Why not stay in the market and pass on the costs to the customer?

Ars has fallen a long way from what they used to be (I say this as a former subscriber).

Expect clickbait articles, shallow tech coverage, rabid commenters (I don't visit the forum but the comments were previously - mostly - of higher quality).

I still follow it because I haven't found a worthy replacement yet.

As for the article, it actually says this was within a routine consultation, ie. EU asked companies what they think and (as you point out) Apple politely responded.

IME, it's still better than the average tech news site—but since the buyout by CondeNast, it's nowhere near what it used to be.

Is it?

Apple say it may stopping shipping to the EU

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45372515

Google say The Digital Markets Act: time for a reset

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45381013

Empty threats to pressure the EU. Usual corporate policy to collude against regulations even as competitors.

Let's see if they walk the walk, I highly doubt it.

It makes it even funnier to see those two, with some of the highest margins of profit vs revenue in the industry, raking in double-digits billions of profit per quarter, complaining about higher costs.

Cry me a river...

I don't

arstechnica lost me as a reader about 8 years ago. it's like reading business insider with a hilariously liberal comment section.

I'm not sure I would expect better from Ars - the company that went all in talking about one of the sites users comments when he became news worth (Edward Snowden). I've stopped reading them since that.