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Slow justice and slow regulation are a feature, not a bug. Premature either is more dangerous than delayed action. In hindsight, the correct time for regulatio
by ethbr0 5y ago
Slow justice and slow regulation are a feature, not a bug. Premature either is more dangerous than delayed action.
In hindsight, the correct time for regulation was probably 2008 for Google (DoubleClick purchase and Android shipping with "Android Market") and Apple (App Store).
It should have been a clear line from hardware control -> distribution control. And if regulators hadn't seen it, then Congress should have drawn it for them in updated laws.
Unfortunately, the world had a bit more going on that year.
- beambot 5y agoAndroid was effectively launched in 2008, per Wikipedia: "It was unveiled in November 2007, with the first commercial Android device, the HTC Dream, being launched in September 2008." In this case, I'm not sure how to square new innovation (smart phones first launching in 2008) with slow regulation.
- stonemetal12 5y agoNo, the spec doc lists "Speedy trials" as a requirement. Slow justice is no justice.