> Your argument that "every platform must allow open access" is an unprecedented one that would destroy many business models. > Consoles being an obvious one.

> Your argument that "every platform must allow open access" is an unprecedented one that would destroy many business models. > Consoles being an obvious one. Source? Most of the latest consoles make profit from day 1 or after few months. It's not like PS3 anymore. You can argue this model of extracting value and money in a roundabout way qualifies as predatory and should not exist. EU is already looking into it btw. Check: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_wrongs_make_a_right https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_wrongs_make_a_right The argument itself is flawed too. It ignores that there are some things you cannot live with. That is your phone, not the console.