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Why should they have to allow it? My smart TVs and video game consoles never allowed it, except that short lived Linux PlayStation. Nintendo is pretty hostile a
by wil421 2y ago
Why should they have to allow it? My smart TVs and video game consoles never allowed it, except that short lived Linux PlayStation. Nintendo is pretty hostile about reverse engineering the switch.
- Cyph0n 2y agoBut those are gaming and entertainment devices, not general-purpose computing devices that everyone relies on for day-to-day work and life. A good way to think about it is this: if Windows was as closed down as iOS, and took a 30% cut on every application purchase, would regulators have intervened?
- labcomputer 2y agoWhat physical attributes make them not general purpose computers?
- Cyph0n 2y agoWhat physical attributes make a smart fridge not a general purpose computer? Or a car’s infotainment system? Or a Bluray disc player?
- skeaker 2y agoThose should allow it too. Them setting a bad precedent doesn't mean we should continue to abide by it, just that there's more work to be done undoing it.