@webjac @richlv @EUCommission Sorry I meant Bias-ply!

@webjac @richlv @EUCommission The reasons we have crappy products is because people think "the invisible hand of the market" will fix all problems (it doesn't).

We'd still have bias-ply tires, leaded gas and lap belts if it was up to companies to sell whatever they wanted.

@webjac @EUCommission I'm just trying to understand how you can want more choices but then not want laws to be enforced that require equal choice and access.

I'm not understanding the logic there.

@webjac @EUCommission I'm not even *IN* the EU and I can see this.

Take off the Apple coloured glasses

@webjac @EUCommission Apple chose to give prefential treatment to its own AI product over everyone elses AI products through a product they also *just so happen* to sell - that is almost the textbook definition of unfair competition from a monopolistic point of view and the EU is correct to call it out.

Apple deliberately decided to intentionally made other AI products harder to use on its platform that they control compared to Apple AI.

That is not allowed in the EU, end of story.

@webjac @EUCommission Yeah, that's not how regulations work bub.

It's our choice if we want to buy food laced with lead and cadmium, if I want to its my choice! /s

Apple *could* have met the EUs regulations, they chose not to out of contempt for all Europeans because they don't want to be regulated, full stop.

The cult of Apple is almost as stomach turning as the cult of Elon.

@redrummy @zash @cmconseils I have this toaster, it's pretty fantastic.

@catsalad *Immediately pushes off desk*

@BigTittyBimbo @cthon1c @ObsidianUrbex

@helle @cthon1c @ObsidianUrbex I believe you're correct. I did some searching and it was added as a bomb shelter in WWII apparently.