Apple AI. Lot of slightly interesting AI features (which this time seems to be really coming), most of which apparently are not coming to EU. Apple is pushing hard against EU legislation, and partly for a good cause. EU is essentially saying to contradicting things: privacy is key, and interoperability is key. The conflict being that interoperability across different providers will necessitate sharing data between those providers against privacy goals.

It’s not a surprise that Apple chooses to respect the privacy point, and not the interoperability. This has been Apple’s MO for the full Cook era and obviously serves their short-term business objectives. But the world is moving on and it remains to be seen if Apple’s strategy is correct.1

Footnotes

  1. Regardless of Apple’s strategy, the EU legislation would need clarification and something to solve the tenaion between privacy and interoperability. Not the easiest task, but necessary. ↩