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Apple vs the Law

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377 points tempodox | 3 comments | 11 Jul 25 06:49 UTC | HN request time: 1.62s | source
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Fizzadar ◴[11 Jul 25 07:31 UTC] No.44529304[source]▶
I really hope the EU keeps up the pressure. The level of control the gatekeepers have is beyond ridiculous. Sure there’s the “take your money elsewhere” option but we’re at a point where that’s just not realistic to be a normal person. (My sons nursery for example requires an app that only exists on iOS/Android).

EU looks set to be the only big enough institution with any spine or willingness to take this on. Will probably take years if it ever happens due to all this legal dance bullshit, but I really hope they win eventually, even if it’s just for the benefit of EU citizens (of which I am, sadly, not).

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1. Aeolun ◴[11 Jul 25 07:49 UTC] No.44529410[source]▶
Starting to feel like it'd be more sensible to just have the EU fund an independent phone OS/Hardware. Export the hardware specs so everyone can build the hardware for it, then come preinstalled just like Android is doing now.
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2. celeryventure ◴[11 Jul 25 08:35 UTC] No.44529696[source]▶
You're right the way that they should force Apple and all the other phone manufacturers to open their bootloader and provide a common interface so that we can finally have some real freedom and competition on the mobile OS market. We should not settle for anything else than the freedom we already have on PCs.
3. oaiey ◴[11 Jul 25 11:16 UTC] No.44530849[source]▶
I think there is enough very good competition on the phone side. Google, Samsung, many other asian brands. The DMA (to my understanding) is about what happens on top of the phone once you are a (golden caged) user of that product and cannot move out.