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According to Apple, only 38 developers have applied to add such links — out of roughly 65,000 that could.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Which is worse, because it implies malice.

But never the less, this tactic would work perfectly in a US court. It probably won't as EU courts don't make decisions based on the judge's feefees like US courts, and precedent and case law mean nothing in European civil law systems.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I never applied a value judgement.

The suggestion that European courts are universally free from manipulation, political meddling or influence is a fairytale. They are leagues better than US courts in this regard, but again we can be sure a megacorp like apple is pulling every lever at their disposal

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I agree but that has no bearing on my first comment. Common law and civil law are two fundamentally different systems. And Apple seems to always operate as if they're dealing with a US court, being petty and throwing tamtruns, trying to cheat and weasel their way out. Sure the European courts have their share of corruption, but Apple doesn't seem to have found said levers yet.

Mega corporations aren't magical all powerful infallible entities either. They're just a bunch of entitled twats with too much money. They're no better at making decisions as the average Joe.