>Ferrari can make every part of the car unique and incompatible with other car makers so long as it meets safety standards, so why is apple special?
This is complete nonsense. No-one is forcing Apple to make their screen compatible with a Samsung phone, or a part inside an AirPod fit inside a Bose headset.
The owner of a car can by law use third-party shops and retain warranty 100%. The third-party shops can buy parts for the car. They can access the data of the car with the tools that are needed, and they can install similar parts made by a third-party factory without voiding the warranty. Your example is as far away from Apple ecosystem as you could possibly get.
For an example, I have always used a third-party shop for my cars and when the engine needed to be replaced in one because of a known weakness showing up, I got the new engine as I should even though the car had never seen an authorized dealer since the day I bought it. Try doing that with an iPhone.
What you are describing is the opposite of what you claim. You are describing anti-competitiveness and monopoly abuse.
You are confusing being able to repair with being able to use compatible parts.
You absolutley can replace parts in apple products. You can even use unauthorized third party parts (and if you can't that should change). What you cannot do both with apple and car makers is force them to make parts that are compatible with some standard. A car maker can do whatever they want with the car design so long as it functions safely.
> one is forcing Apple to make their screen compatible with a Samsung phone, or a part inside an AirPod fit inside a Bose headset.
They are forcing apple to make their charging and interface ports USB so that it is compatible with what samsung uses. They are forcing apple to have 3rd party app stores so it is like Samsung.
> You are describing anti-competitiveness and monopoly abuse.
No, you are. State sponsored anti-competitiveness is no better. IPhone users like how iphone works, those who don't can switch to android phones with third party app stores and usb ports. Keep in mind also how android phones in europe are much more popular than iphone.
The EU is coming up with anti-american company rules.
This is complete nonsense. No-one is forcing Apple to make their screen compatible with a Samsung phone, or a part inside an AirPod fit inside a Bose headset.
The owner of a car can by law use third-party shops and retain warranty 100%. The third-party shops can buy parts for the car. They can access the data of the car with the tools that are needed, and they can install similar parts made by a third-party factory without voiding the warranty. Your example is as far away from Apple ecosystem as you could possibly get.
For an example, I have always used a third-party shop for my cars and when the engine needed to be replaced in one because of a known weakness showing up, I got the new engine as I should even though the car had never seen an authorized dealer since the day I bought it. Try doing that with an iPhone.
What you are describing is the opposite of what you claim. You are describing anti-competitiveness and monopoly abuse.