According to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, the company must “harm” its competitor, Apple. An insider says interviewers said this to staff during special meetings The Wall Street Journal.
With this, the CEO wants to oppose Apple’s latest move, which will limit the use of personal data. Applications such as the Facebook application must ask for permission before they can process information. According to Apple, this is necessary to protect user privacy.
Facebook recently ran a full-page ad in a US newspaper, criticizing Apple’s new policies. The tech giant believes small business owners will have a hard time with this policy. They will not be able to advertise well on Facebook.
It’s unclear exactly how Zuckerberg intends to harm the rival. In an earlier internal email, Zuckerberg suggested launching the app first for Android and then for iPhone, but that hasn’t been done.
Facebook will also have a hard time releasing app updates, as Apple will take too long to approve them. Updates cannot be released until an Apple employee sees them. Zuckerberg may suspect Apple’s boss, Tim Cook, has blocked the update.
“This is not a personal Facebook matter”
A Facebook spokesperson denied the newspaper that the fight between Apple and Facebook is private, and reiterated that Facebook is committed to small business owners and developers who are affected by the privacy policy.
“Apple claims it’s a privacy issue, but it’s really about profit,” said the spokesperson. We want to draw attention to the abuse of power. “
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