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Epic celebrates "the end of the Apple Tax" after court win in iOS payments case

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432 points nobody9999 | 2 comments | 12 Dec 25 16:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.589s | source
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codedokode ◴[12 Dec 25 17:38 UTC] No.46246465[source]▶
In my opinion, every manufacturer of a programmable device should not be allowed to prevent the buyer from reprogramming it.
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IshKebab ◴[12 Dec 25 19:44 UTC] No.46247960[source]▶
I agree, with maybe minor exceptions. It's probably reasonable that radio hardware can't trivially be reprogrammed to exceed regulated power limits. Or for stuff that is extremely safety critical like pacemakers (though I think for those things it should be mandatory to share source code).
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1. ryandrake ◴[12 Dec 25 20:37 UTC] No.46248583[source]▶
> It's probably reasonable that radio hardware can't trivially be reprogrammed to exceed regulated power limits.

No more reasonable than limiting cars to 75mph (which some people, admittedly, are probably in favor of).

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2. IshKebab ◴[12 Dec 25 22:39 UTC] No.46249895[source]▶
I think an 80mph limit would be reasonable (10 over the limit in the UK).

I wouldn't be in favour of a hard 75mph because current speed limits are set by social consensus on the basis that they aren't strictly enforced. The police are extremely unlikely to stop you for doing 76mph in a 70, so I don't think your car should.