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Will this set a precedent for car infotainment systems or even TV extra's? When is a device with a general purpose cpu something that can be upgraded or modifi
by Terry_Roll 4y ago
Will this set a precedent for car infotainment systems or even TV extra's?
When is a device with a general purpose cpu something that can be upgraded or modified with other software and when isnt it?
- throwaway4good 4y agoAt least with cars things are different for now; the browser/platform business model is a "surveillance capitalism" one. Where we (Google or Google via a deal with Apple) give away a product, that has been extremely costly to build, for free, in return for you giving us a (de-facto) exclusive on profiling and data mining your online behaviour, so we can get an effective monopoly on brokering advertisement.
- numpad0 4y agoCompulsory headunit/car separation? That...would be ideal...
- gernb 4y ago2 companies control the actions of 4-10 billion devices and through them the access of billions of people no car company has that reach. no video game platform has that reach. hence they're not held to the same standard
- Terry_Roll 4y agoWell if you want to look at it like that, then the 2 dominant search engines should also be considered because they control the actions of many billions of people, but then every legal system that refers to God is criminal because it perpetuates superstition. Its a case of choose your criminal protectorate.
- mtomweb 4y agoWe were considering asking for this, but we’re just unsure how important it was and whether it would place an undue burden on manufacturers for more simple devices. Mobile devices are an obvious target for competition because they are just so ubiquitous and two companies basically control the market.