Apple's Assault on Standards
7 days ago
- #Apple
- #Web Standards
- #Monopoly
- Apple's monopoly on influence and suppression of browser choice threatens web and internet standards.
- Standards bodies rely on voluntary adoption and market competition, which Apple undermines.
- Apple's tactics include restricting competitors, forcing browser engine monoculture, and misleading regulators.
- Interoperability and standards are political projects that align with open society values.
- Apple's actions harm privacy, security, and competition, benefiting its App Store ecosystem.
- Proposed responses include censure mechanisms, leadership advocacy, and rejecting Apple's influence in standards bodies.
- Apple's behavior is compared to high crimes against the foundational principles of internet standards.
- The web and internet community must resist Apple's undermining of voluntary adoption and standards relevance.