As I wrote, they are going in the wrong direction 😕

Then i guess we agree, my comment was about ads, not all kinds of other stuff.

I rarely use the app store either, but it amazes me that Apple thinks that is just fine…

As I wrote in my other comment: I have seen ads in settings, they recently put an ad for their F1 movie in the wallet app and don’t get me started on the App store.

Depends on what you define as the OS. They put ads for their F1 movie in the Wallet app recently. I’ve seen ads for their services in the settings menu.

Apple has generally not had ads anywhere. However in recent years they are placing ads in more and more locations, making the user experience worse. Do you disagree with that statement?

Apple was the safe haven, but they too are going that route…

I don’t think that’s how to look at it. There’s clearly something less than optimal about having these huge gatekeepers (as I believe is the term used) and the EU is trying to limit their power.

I’m generally ok with them requiring basic security and privacy protections through the notarization.