3 ms·

Well here's EU regulators working with Apple directly to allow it. I honestly think that's worse, the EU government took the time to allow this directly. It's n

Well here's EU regulators working with Apple directly to allow it. I honestly think that's worse, the EU government took the time to allow this directly. It's not just a case of the existing laws not being clear in this instance, it's the EU working with Apple to come up with this 'solution'. 5% tax on all digital transactions (still applies to Kindle ebooks too I'm guessing?) and all applications have to go through an Apple review process. That's ridiculous for a government to explicitly agree to.

toukale 2mo ago
Governments will agree to that because at the end of the day it gives them a party they can go to. In this instance if they want Apple or Google to remove an app they can. It gives them the ability to use that option whenever they don't like something it's not by accident. Its a win-win for them and Apple/Google. You are never going to get the wild wild west we have on the pc platform ever again.
- AnthonyMouse 2mo ago
  The premise here is that there isn't a single government in the entire world which is more willing to protect its population than oppress it. If that's the case then maybe we need to start considering what kind of alternate mechanisms can robustly mitigate the threat.
  - NamlchakKhandro 2mo ago
    Stop buying Apple products
    - toukale 2mo ago
      On mobile we have a duopoly, Apple/Google. While Apple has their platform on lockdown since day one, Google is slowly making its way there. Where does that leave the average users?
      - fsflover 1mo ago
        Non-average users like people from HN could support the third alternative, which eventually could become suitable for everyone. Sent from my Librem 5.