"Can we still love Apple? Should we ever have?" asks another Apple-focussed web site. There's a real feeling of betrayal from opinion-formers previously hugely loyal to Apple. Because they are fleecing developers, lying to judges, and don't care if they break the web if they can continue to rake in monopolistic profits. "From Tim Cook down, executives—Schiller excepted—have proven themselves unworthy of our trust. As shepherds of the company, they have revealed themselves. I may still love the concept of Apple, but certainly the company no more."
"Microsoft Chairman Brad Smith has told the European Commission his company will abide by European rules regardless of whether it agrees with them or not" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/eus-ribera-microsoft-chairman-says-his-company-will-abide-by-eu-rules-2025-05-05/ - which is, I've always believed, the actual point of "rules".