There’s always someone who makes this argument “don’t use them”. This is no longer grounded in reality my friend. If there are 2 restaurants in town - one that

There’s always someone who makes this argument “don’t use them”. This is no longer grounded in reality my friend. If there are 2 restaurants in town - one that continuously snaps pictures of my every move and the other that won’t let me drink coke the way I want to, saying eat at home always is not a solution. “Apple isn’t imposing itself on you”. Both Apple and Google don’t force people to use them but they do things that make it harder and harder to choose neither of them. In 2022 it’s not easily possible to live without Apple or Google as a consumer without severely putting yourself at a disadvantage. Regulation is needed not to create an even playing field but to stop companies from screwing consumers. This is why European and Australian warranty and quality laws for products are much better than American ones. Saying make a different choice only leads to all companies to do the bare legal minimum. In these cases upping the legal bare minimum is absolutely necessary. Americans seriously need to stop drinking this free market Cool aid. It’s not a free market. It’s highly lop sided and the consumers are at a disadvantage.