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> Are you going to mandate what features Apple, or any manufacturer of devices with embedded software, can or cannot implement? In fact, yes. Just like we mand
by SomeHacker44 6y ago
> Are you going to mandate what features Apple, or any manufacturer of devices with embedded software, can or cannot implement?
In fact, yes. Just like we mandate cars have seat belts and third brake lights, airliners have emergency exits, automobile fuel contains no lead or added ethanol, houses use electrical wires per code, and so forth.
Government can simply mandate a maximum fee (like credit card interchange fee regulation in the last decade), or force the system to allow sideloading (like busting the AT&T attached device monopoly in the 70s), etc.
- Apocryphon 6y agoNot to mention, the EU just ruled recently on what Apple can or cannot include in their actual hardware: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22204174 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22204174
- simonh 6y agoI think lumping this in with health and safety regulations is a super weak argument. In fact it’s no argument, the two are clearly not comparable at all. I’ll accept the comparison to credit card fees though. As I said I’m not against all oversight of any kind. I just don’t think the 30% is all that high.