Yet Apple has been able to profit from their walled garden for decades now. Doesn’t that set a precedent that it’s okay? I honestly don’t blame Google for going this route—it’s inaction from our policymakers that has created the space for abuse.
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0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The EU’s been breathing down Apple’s neck for them trying to do similar shit, so i find the timing kinda weird.
Plus they’d need to force-update their spyware first, i wonder how many versions of android they’re willing to go back.
poopkins@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
When our policymakers take direction from capitalists, it’s ok to blame to capitalists.
OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Yeah I was going to say it’s better to blame the policy makers but who the fuck cares? Neither side of that coin does.
poopkins@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Interesting perspective. So the suggestion is to redirect our blame away from our elected representatives or even from electing representatives that run in a campaign that aligns with our priorities.
JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
There’s more than enough blame to go around. It’s not a zero sum game.
FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m not sure how you came to that conclusion based on what I wrote, but my suggestion is to not let companies escape consequences for shitty things they do simply because regulators fail to be effective at their jobs. Legally allowed is not the same as morally acceptable.
0x0@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
The EU has been targeting Apple for years now for not allowing sideloading (the whole Fortnite drama) and ruled that no, Apple can’t bar users from installing shit.
poopkins@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Apple requires developers to go through a Notarization process, much in the same way that Google intends to introduce restrictions to sideloading on Android. How is this different?
InnerScientist@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It isn’t, now that apple is using that to block installation of third party apps I’m expecting the EU to once again step in.
derpgon@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
I think the update is already installed, just waiting for the kill switch.