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Apple vs the Law

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378 points tempodox | 3 comments | 11 Jul 25 06:49 UTC | HN request time: 0.011s | source
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grishka ◴[11 Jul 25 07:28 UTC] No.44529279[source]▶
> "...unfortunately, it's impossible to do all the complex engineering to comply with the Commission's current interpretation of the DMA..."

There's nothing complex and impossible about removing some "if" statements responsible for code signature enforcement.

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jeroenhd ◴[11 Jul 25 07:32 UTC] No.44529310[source]▶
That sounds way too hard to accomplish. Remember, Apple is a company with limited means, only bringing in the GDP of a small country. There's no way they can afford to pay programmers to check all of those if-statements! Those kinds of complex operations are only possible if a third party app manages to interact with iMessage's servers, or if someone figures out a way to replace a screen on their phone without Apple's express permission.
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1. thaumasiotes ◴[11 Jul 25 11:58 UTC] No.44531134[source]▶
> Apple is a company with limited means, only bringing in the GDP of a small country

For reference, in 2023, Apple produced a little less than Romania or Hong Kong, and a little more than Egypt or the Czech Republic.

Hong Kong is small (though not a lot smaller than the Czech Republic); Egypt is big.

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I accidentally compared Apple's revenue in 2023 to the IMF forecast of GDP for 2025. For 2023: Apple produced very slightly more than Hong Kong or Nigeria, and a little less than Malaysia or Iran.

Nigeria is even bigger than Egypt. It still produced less than Hong Kong.

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2. horsawlarway ◴[11 Jul 25 14:43 UTC] No.44532695[source]▶
Ah, yes - tiny numbers like "Slightly less than the total GDP produced by 91 million people in Iran" or "Slightly more than the 6th most productive metro of the most populous country on the planet".

I agree - such a small player like checks notes "the 3rd most valuable company in the history of humanity" has no chance at implementing these troublesome rules.

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3. thaumasiotes ◴[12 Jul 25 00:51 UTC] No.44538323[source]▶
> 91 million people in Iran

Iran's GDP is artificially depressed.