Comment on Apple says EU should get rid of its digital markets law
darkkite@lemmy.ml 4 days ago
Unfair competition: The DMA’s rules only apply to Apple, even though Samsung is the smartphone market leader in Europe, and Chinese companies are growing fast. Apple has led the way in building a unique, innovative ecosystem that others have copied — to the benefit of users everywhere. But instead of rewarding that innovation, the DMA singles Apple out while leaving our competitors free to continue as they always have.
I don’t get this? isn’t samsung android based which allows sideloading by defaul?
Attacker94@lemmy.world 4 days ago
It’s a strawman argument yes, but it is soon to not be the case because of changes to sideloading on the android side.
darkkite@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
That is true, but rooted devices, non-certfied android devices, and adb still allows users to sideload without restriction though the direction is concerning.
Attacker94@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Rooted devices & custom roms, depending on your jurisdiction are illegal or might as well be, they also require a intermediate tech knowledge, and in the case of custom ROMs, google just gutted the development cycle for aosp. Adb is by definition for developers, and I don’t know what you mean by non-certified android devices.
All in all, it seems like only tech enthusiasts living in places that are pro right to own & repair will ever take advantage of this, which means in practice, there are only two platforms for the average consumer and both are attempting to stop you from circumventing their walled gardens.