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I'm wondering if it was a carve out that was easy to give, doesn't water it down too much and is helpful for other politics: * Sony produces semi-conductors an

I'm wondering if it was a carve out that was easy to give, doesn't water it down too much and is helpful for other politics: * Sony produces semi-conductors and movies (Sony Pictures, Columbia, Tristar) * Microsoft is big in enterprise cloud (ie: government) * the impact of people being forced to upgrade their phone because they can't fix it, is probably larger than people being forced to upgrade their game system because they can't fix it Note: I 100% agree with you. I see video games as the same as all other consumer electronics which were included, but I can see if Sony/Microsoft came complaining, it's a good bargaining chip/favor for other initiatives.

bluejekyll 3y ago
I’m actually more surprised that they didn’t cave to Apple. In either direction. Apple should have been kicking and screaming to have no exemptions. Alternatively, the iPhone and AppleTV, and all their computers will now be redefined as gaming consoles (which honestly, what’s the technical difference)
- xethos 3y ago
  The trillion dollar behemoth famous for having few models can afford to stock parts for seven years. Can Motorola, or the smartphone or laptop arm of Lenovo (industries with famously low margins) justify staying in the space and competing with Apple?
- joking 3y ago
  Why would Apple complain? You can repair a phone screen as long as you pay 50% off the price of the original phone. As long as they control the supply of components and are able to price them as they wise, it’s a win win for them. The difference between Apple and any other phone, is that Apple has maybe 15 different models to support that each one has been sold by millions of units, meanwhile there are thousands of different android phone models.
- shaftway 3y ago
  > which honestly, what’s the technical difference According to the Tetris movie, it's that they don't have a keyboard and they are expected to stay in one spot.

bluejekyll 3y ago

I’m actually more surprised that they didn’t cave to Apple. In either direction. Apple should have been kicking and screaming to have no exemptions. Alternatively, the iPhone and AppleTV, and all their computers will now be redefined as gaming consoles (which honestly, what’s the technical difference)

xethos 3y ago
The trillion dollar behemoth famous for having few models can afford to stock parts for seven years. Can Motorola, or the smartphone or laptop arm of Lenovo (industries with famously low margins) justify staying in the space and competing with Apple?
joking 3y ago
Why would Apple complain? You can repair a phone screen as long as you pay 50% off the price of the original phone. As long as they control the supply of components and are able to price them as they wise, it’s a win win for them. The difference between Apple and any other phone, is that Apple has maybe 15 different models to support that each one has been sold by millions of units, meanwhile there are thousands of different android phone models.
shaftway 3y ago
> which honestly, what’s the technical difference According to the Tetris movie, it's that they don't have a keyboard and they are expected to stay in one spot.