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The bill's text seems to specify "App Stores" to those limited to "users of a computer, a mobile device, or any other general purpose computing device". Does
by j_koreth 5y ago
The bill's text seems to specify "App Stores" to those limited to "users of a computer, a mobile device, or any other general purpose computing
device".
Does anyone if this can possibly apply to video game consoles? A wasteful amount of computing is locked behind these consoles and it would be great to see open access come to these platforms as well. Another concern is whether Android and iOS can get out of this bill by arguing themselves to be similar entertainment devices.
- vineyardmike 5y ago> Another concern is whether Android and iOS can get out of this bill by arguing themselves to be similar entertainment devices. Almost certainly covered by "a mobile device"
- judge2020 5y agothen I suppose Nintendo Switches are also "mobile devices" - it would help if this bill had any definition whatsoever of "mobile device" and "general purpose computing device". It's a PR fluff piece and not even the initial version of the bill that will be submitted to congress.
- j_koreth 5y agoThat's exactly why I wasn't sure what would be included in the bill.