History doesn’t repeat – but it sometimes rhymes. That’s been the case this week as the EU and Apple traded blows over Safari’s ‘gatekeeper’ status under the Digital Markets Act. Apple wants control. The EU wants a more even playing field for businesses. Consumers want tech that just works. But I fear only one winner will emerge from the changes we now see – and it won’t be one the EU expected.

Of course, those of us who’ve been round the block a few times will remember the last browser skirmish. We lived through the infamous browser wars. It was a hideous time in tech. Doubly so for anyone who had to build websites for a living.