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Cross-Platform P2P Wi-Fi: How the EU Killed AWDL

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223 points stusmall | 1 comments | 28 Mar 25 13:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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jokoon ◴[28 Mar 25 15:43 UTC] No.43506825[source]▶
Interesting!

Basically the EU is now able to force american companies to do things that the US regulator will not do, probably because Apple can manage to lobby US congress but not the EU parliament.

That probably means that US companies can probably help "counter" Apple on certain things as long as the EU sees that it benefits the consumer.

I don't know if Trump somehow caused this situation.

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1. bux93 ◴[28 Mar 25 16:37 UTC] No.43507380[source]▶
Standards are essential for a common market and competition and drivers for prosperity. This is nothing new. Your Iphone probably also says "RoHS", which marks compliance with the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. Mostly manufacturers try to comply with both EU and US standards at the same time. Typically the EU environmental and safety standards are a bit stricter. For example, in medicine, you first get FDA approval and then EMA approval, not just because it's a bigger market, but also because it's easier.