{"id":5182,"date":"2024-01-30T10:53:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T03:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/?p=5182"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:53:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T03:53:56","slug":"apple-is-trolling-the-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/apple-is-trolling-the-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple is Trolling the EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>TLDR<\/strong>: Apple&#8217;s EU policy includes third-party app stores, strict app notarization, and new developer fees; exclusive EU features raise safety and fairness concerns.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is a summary of a You Tube video &#8220;Apple is Trolling the EU&#8221; by TechLinked<br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FawpRO6q4FM?si=MBkdVEpHIJKhn7Zm\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>EU Digital Markets Act Compliance<\/strong>: Apple has addressed how it will comply with the EU&#8217;s Digital Markets Act, introducing third-party app stores, payment systems, and non-WebKit browser engines.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EU-Exclusive Features<\/strong>: These changes will be exclusive to the EU, raising concerns about their safety and Apple&#8217;s real intentions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>App Notarization<\/strong>: Third-party app marketplaces will require Apple&#8217;s authorization, and apps must be notarized, involving both bot and human review.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No Support for Side Loading<\/strong>: Contrary to some reports, iOS will not support sideloading apps, unlike Android and other operating systems.<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Business Terms for Developers<\/strong>: Developers using third-party payment systems or app marketplaces must agree to new terms, including a reduced App Store revenue cut and additional fees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Core Technology Fee (CTF)<\/strong>: A significant fee is imposed on developers once their app exceeds 1 million installs, potentially increasing Apple&#8217;s revenue cut significantly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Game Streaming Platforms<\/strong>: Apple will allow game streaming platforms to submit a single iOS app for their entire game library, a departure from its previous policy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Epic Games and Fortnite&#8217;s Return<\/strong>: Epic Games plans to launch its store and Fortnite on iOS, despite criticizing Apple&#8217;s new rules.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beeper Cloud&#8217;s iMessage Issues<\/strong>: Apple&#8217;s block of Beeper Cloud&#8217;s service, which routes iMessages to Android, highlights its strict control over user experience.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Teams Outage<\/strong>: An outage affecting Microsoft Teams users, including a vague response from Microsoft, highlights the reliance on and vulnerabilities of such services.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple&#8217;s EU policy includes third-party app stores, strict app notarization, and new developer fees; exclusive EU features raise safety and fairness concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","category-42","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5182"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5184,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5182\/revisions\/5184"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wam.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}