> I do have good news for fans of coercive government regulation. Apple’s hand was effectively forced. But by China, not the EU.<p>I <i>am</i> a fan of coercive government regulation, and this <i>is</i> good news.<p>China has made several smart regulations in this area, and when the EU, China and others align it blunts the kind of insanity that lets Americans type sentences like "coercive government regulation" with zero irony.<p>Just watched a video about right-to-repair and the Indian representative said global supply chains require the whole world to be on the same page, which can be tricky, but since the EU had set a deadline, they set an "EU plus 6 months" deadline to harmonise.
Next up, Gruber attempts to spin how Apple's self-admitted deliberate sabotage of PWAs is really just for our benefit.<p>This was after he spun the LastPass debacle as no big deal. One of his comments, get this, was:<p>> Instead, the scam LassPass app tries to steer you to creating a “pro” account subscription for $2/month, $10/year, or a $50 lifetime purchase. Those are actually low prices for a scam app — a lot of scammy apps try to charge like $10/week.
His conclusion is somewhat odd, suggesting China writes effective legislation and that is their leverage, as opposed to the real reason which is the size of the market and their authoritarian wont. Which he also alludes to, confusingly.<p>A cryptic and vengeful fist-shake at the EU Commission, which surely has lower-hanging-fruit to take aim at.