I don't think there is any need to have any kind of technical discussion about this. Clearly Apple and the EU are morons of the highest order and anyone who tolerates either one is a moron him/her self.
The fact that their lawyers thought they could harm billions of consumers based solely on the concept of shiny rectangles is mindboggling bullshit.
Dictator douchebags through the ages have been asking for the names of the people that want to overthrow them. Anyone that asks for your papers should get a a quick shot in the head.
You think its revolutionary to demand my papers every time I take a step? Yes, yes it is. Something orwell could not have even dreamed of.
But don't worry, the tyrant getting overthrown will be you.
What part of this nonsense hasn't been solved 10 times better by bulletin board systems and usenet groups? A stream of 1000 users is a stream of garbage.
It's amazing how 90% of the people here are so incredibly ignorant that they don't know that states don't have jurisdiction over the activities of their residents and non residents in other states. This community is not very smart.
The fact that their lawyers thought they could harm billions of consumers based solely on the concept of shiny rectangles is mindboggling bullshit.