According to Apple, the EU is favoring certain companies and discriminating Apple. Users in the EU are still waiting for their iPhone mirroring on Macs,...
Because they know the EU won’t kick them out for petty thing like that. But it will lead to people being angry with the EU, instead of apple, which may eventually lead the EU to be more lenient with apple.
Basically they’re hijacking some of the democratic mechanisms of the EU to their advantage.
This.
Exactly. This.
Old (from 2021), but good: Profiting from authoritarianism: How Tim Cook Surrendered Apple to the Chinese Government - (alternative YT link is here)
A new video from May 2025: Apple’s unsolvable China problem: How Apple Sold Its Soul to an Authoritarian Regime- (alternative YT link is here)
Thanks for sharing, I watched that second video. What an awesome interview, unsettling but really interesting
Because they know the EU won’t kick them out for petty thing like that. But it will lead to people being angry with the EU, instead of apple, which may eventually lead the EU to be more lenient with apple.
Basically they’re hijacking some of the democratic mechanisms of the EU to their advantage.
More people should be aware this happens and Apple isn’t the only one playing this game.
449 million people in the EU, 1.4 Billion people in China.
449 million people are still potential buyers and not irrelevant from a shareholder perspective.