JAKARTA Meta, a digital platform development company, has also responded to Apple's policy changes in the European Union (EU). Overall, this policy is considered detrimental.
As of next March, application developers on the App Store will be allowed to add their application to third parties. Apple made this new policy so that iPhone users can carry out sideloads while complying with the Digital Market Law (DMA).
However, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes that this policy was not made to benefit developers. For Zuckerberg, Apple's policy further complicates the steps of app developers so that sideload will be difficult to realize.
"I don't think Apple's problems will make any difference for us. In my opinion, from the way they implement it, I would be very surprised if any developer chose to enter an alternative app store," Zuckerberg said, quoted by The Verge.
The Facebook maker added that Apple's latest policy is increasingly contrary to EU regulations. The reason is, this policy does not ease the burden on developers, but makes it more difficult for developers, including Meta.
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They have made it very burdensome and very contrary to the intent of EU regulations. In my opinion, it would be very difficult for anyone, including ourselves, to really consider what they were doing there, "Zuckerberg explained.
Just like Meta, Spotify also criticized Apple after the company released a new policy on the App Store or iPhone as a whole. According to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Apple is trying to extort developers.
The reason is, developers must continue to provide commissions even though they use alternative application stores. Therefore, Ek stated that this new policy does not offer any alternatives at all and contradicts DMA.
Epic Games, which fought Apple in anti-monopoly trials, has a similar view. According to Epic, the iPhone maker had violated EU provisions so they complained to Apple to the court for further trial.
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