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The EU's Digital Markets Act could, in theory, allow for consoles to be unlocked and used freely. There's nothing in the Act that specifically leaves them out (
by EMIRELADERO 3y ago
The EU's Digital Markets Act could, in theory, allow for consoles to be unlocked and used freely. There's nothing in the Act that specifically leaves them out (or puts smartphones in, for that matter). It's device-agnostic, the only thing that matters are the usage numbers.
- crazygringo 3y agoIt may be device-agnostic by the letter, but not in spirit -- it's widely understood that the usage numbers were specifically chosen as a mechanism to cover phones but not consoles. This happens regularly in laws and regulations, where you can't write a law singling out one or more companies by name, so certain thresholds are chosen to achieve the same end.