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The regulation you mention here is certainly outdated NOW, but when it was passed it was a very pragmatic decision. The anti-bloatware law is more than welcome
by honr 13y ago
The regulation you mention here is certainly outdated NOW, but when it was passed it was a very pragmatic decision.
The anti-bloatware law is more than welcome, because competition keeps failing to reach the desired outcome. Regulations are exactly the right thing to do when competition and market fundamentally fails to reach what constitutes sanity, and converges to a local minimum.
Needless to say, such regulations should certainly be revisited when the root cause vanishes.
- vinkelhake 13y agoI'm sure they had the best intentions when the use of SEED was mandated. They had a cryptographic solution that was superior for a while. The repercussions of this, however, is a country that is entirely dependent on Internet Explorer. The damage has already been done. Has the market really failed in this regard? Can the Koreans not buy Android or iOS devices that are free from uninstallable bloatware? What about upcoming Ubuntu or Mozilla handsets, will they too be filled with uninstallable bloatware? I understand that some people see this bloatware as a huge problem, but people should think very hard before calling out for regulations.