[nmfisher]

> Dude cmon this is not how the legal system works, you can't just pretend that there's such a thing as an "essential computing device" as if iPhones are a human right or some shit

If I want to file my taxes (in Australia), I need an authentication app that's only available on iOS or Android. I can't use an Xbox or a Playstation. That's the difference.

[overstay8930]

There are authentication apps on windows, Mac, etc, and you also have the option of using something other than an electronic device.

Before you say desktop OSs are not the same thing, it is to the government. The difference between iOS and macOS is the same as Windows XP and Windows Vista legally, Google only got dinged as a monopoly in the Epic case because of preferential treatment, not because it was "essential" or that the smartphone market is any way distinct or unique enough for that. Microsoft got dinged because it was 95% of the personal computing market in general. Apple is not even close here.

It is fine to suggest abuse and sending warnings, but if you've even remotely looked at any of the legal cases the US government brought against tech companies in the past, you'd know how much of a joke it is when people talk like this.

[nmfisher]

The app is explicitly not available for desktop:

"Will there be a desktop version of myGovID?

No, a desktop version or browser-based version of myGovID will not be supported. To use myGovID, you will need your own compatible smart device."

https://www.abr.gov.au/media-centre/featured-news/business-s...

And given I'm overseas, I also do not have the option of using something other than an electronic device. To be honest, I don't even know if I could if I were living in Australia.

In the real world, Apple/Android devices are in a completely separate category from gaming consoles.

[overstay8930]

Sounds like your problem is with your shitty government, not Apple for not accommodating your shitty government.