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When Fish and Cheese Explain Apple vs. the EU The Swiss Cheese Model 1. What’s going on? 2. A simple explanation of what’s going on and why. 1. What’s going on On September 25, 2025 , Apple urged the European Commission to repeal or significantly overhaul the…
Behind the argument
This September 2025 essay uses the dispute between Apple and the EU over the Digital Markets Act to explain regulatory complexity.
The author compares specific rules to slices of Swiss cheese and flexible legal standards to a fishnet. The metaphors show how a feature can encounter several different constraints before it reaches a user.
Reading notes
The essay distinguishes a rule aimed at a defined situation from a standard that leaves room for interpretation. Together they form the central explanation of the regulatory system.
Apple’s claims about rollout and security sit alongside the Commission’s competition and choice objectives. The author’s emphasis is on complexity, rather than reducing the dispute to a single bad actor.
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When Fish and Cheese Explain Apple vs. the EU The Swiss Cheese Model 1. What’s going on? 2. A simple explanation of what’s going on and why. 1. What’s going on On September 25, 2025 , Apple urged the European…