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That's fine, but how are you going to construct legislation that specifically targets Apple's walled garden without breaching the Fourteenth Amendment?
by sjwright 6y ago
That's fine, but how are you going to construct legislation that specifically targets Apple's walled garden without breaching the Fourteenth Amendment?
- saagarjha 6y ago> the Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship rights?
- sjwright 6y agoEqual Protection Clause.
- mirchibajji 6y agoGenuinely curious. I was under the impression that Constitution applies to people, and the govt. I'd appreciate if you point to any references for Constitution being applied to corporations.
- tomatotomato37 6y agoCorporations have had personhood for a while, it's why they also have free speech protection and stuff. 14th amendment protection specifically was decided in 1886 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southern_Pacific_Railroad_Co. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Clara_County_v._Southe...)
- sjwright 6y agoCorrect.
- koheripbal 6y agoNo new legislation needed. Existing anti-trust laws can be used to force them to de-couple the apps from the devices. In the same way the government forced Microsoft to de-couple Internet Explorer from Windows.