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There are phones running alternative versions of Android with no google dependency, and there are phones running linux. Furthermore, if we lived in a world whe
by slopinthebag 5mo ago
There are phones running alternative versions of Android with no google dependency, and there are phones running linux.
Furthermore, if we lived in a world where the two main OS's were locked down to an insane degree, we would also have plenty of alternative operating systems. The reason we don't today is because we don't really have a need for it, in the same way linux has a monopoly on servers and nobody really cares.
- FinnKuhn 5mo ago> There are phones running alternative versions of Android with no google dependency, and there are phones running linux. Those make up 0% of the market [1], which classifies Apple and Google as gatekeepers. [1] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/europe/ https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/europe/
- slopinthebag 5mo ago[flagged]
- FinnKuhn 5mo agoThem making the only phones anyone uses makes them the gatekeepers on what people do on their phones -> Apple and Google are gatekeepers under the DMA. It doesn't matter how they became gatekeepers.
- slopinthebag 5mo ago[flagged]
- hananova 5mo agoThe law says they’re gatekeepers. That makes them gatekeepers. There’s no point in trying to “well actually” this. The law is clear.