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[ballenf]

If we assume they considered this angle, I think there's an even more interesting inference to be drawn: that they're only move is to extend and delay and pray that something in the landscape changes. Or, at the least, that they collect their rents for as long as possible.

Not to mention that Apple would probably just close The Netherlands appstore before fully implementing the change.

[unilynx → ballenf]

Discriminating between EU countries might get them dragged before the courts even faster.

[simonh → unilynx]

Companies choose which EU countries they do or don’t want to do business in all the time.

[ClumsyPilot → simonh]

This would be a political statement combined wuth cutting off millions of existing users with iphones from the appstore (breach of contract).