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EU Forces Apple to Open Universal Clipboard to Windows
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Andrew explains that Microsoft filed a formal interoperability request under the EU Digital Markets Act asking Apple to extend Universal Clipboard — its seamless cross-Apple-device copy-paste feature — to Windows. [1] — Andrew Manganelli "Microsoft filed an EU interoperability request asking Apple to extend Universal Clipboard to Windows — and Apple is working on it, targetin…" 27:09 Apple is reportedly working on it, with completion expected by fall 2027 and full release potentially in 2028, likely EU-only. Marques frames the core tension brilliantly: interoperability generally helps consumers and makes capitalism work better by preventing duopoly lock-in, but forcing one company to build features for a competitor's platform stifles the reward for innovation. He and David land on a pragmatic heuristic: if your company has a history of anti-competitive behavior, regulatory intervention feels justified. Andrew points out the structural irony — the DMA is supposed to help smaller companies challenge gatekeepers, yet here is trillion-dollar Microsoft asking trillion-dollar Apple for a feature because Windows lacks the ecosystem hooks to compete. Ellis argues Universal Clipboard is a top-five reason people stay in the Apple ecosystem, making it genuinely harmful to consumer choice even if no one is being actively hurt. The segment drifts into a long tangent on browser sync, workarounds everyone uses to move content between devices, and whether Apple will preemptively build this to avoid heavier future mandates.
Microsoft filed an EU interoperability request asking Apple to extend Universal Clipboard to Windows — and Apple is working on it, targeting a 2028 release, likely EU-only. Universal Clipboard is one of the top five reasons people stay in the Apple ecosystem.
Apple says cross-device copy-paste for Windows is significant engineering work, expected to complete by fall 2027 and reach full release around 2028, likely EU-only.
The EU's Digital Markets Act applies only to designated 'gatekeepers' — companies large enough that their size itself implies anti-competitive behavior. If Apple weren't Apple, forcing interoperability would feel like overreach. Because it is Apple, nobody objects.
Marques admitted to having 716 videos saved to his YouTube Watch Later playlist, with roughly a third actually watched and videos never removed after viewing.
