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slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell") wrote:

@brucelawson @owa And if you want to understand the sort of weak sauce Apple has been serving to regulators around the world, you can start reading Apple's response from page 12. It really is a piece of work:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68c04961838e7712ea2bfdb9/Apple.pdf

Here's Apple trying the Trinitarian claim for Safari (rejected in the EU) all over again:

In arguing that Safari on the iPad and Safari on iOS are totally different products, Apple peevishly bleats: "Safari on iOS and iPadOS are “offered and consumed” separately, as Apple has previously explained—and evidenced—to the CMA: • Safari on iOS and iPadOS support different user needs and preferences. Users generally use iPhone browsers for “on-the-go” tasks (e.g., checking the opening hours of a shop), and iPad browsers for in-depth browsing. • Safari for iOS and iPadOS are also offered differently. Safari for iPad brings a Mac-like browsing experience to the iPad. For example, it loads the desktop rather than mobile versions of websites, while Safari on iOS defaults to mobile versions. Safari on iPadOS also enables users to display a sidebar containing the user’s open tabs and tab groups, shared links, bookmarks, reading list, and web history. Sidebar is designed for iPad’s larger screen and multitouch interface, making it a significant feature on iPad but not iPhone. "