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Eu to make Apple open up operating system to rival tech (link added forgot to include it this morning) (apnews.com)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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An erra is to come to an end as the Eu says enough is enough and introduces new rules and hefty fines.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn… this is the first time I don’t agree with the outcome of an EU decision regarding Apple.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why not? Opening up a system to competition usually makes it better, no?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Their stuff is designed to specifically work with their stuff, and that’s a big part of their IP.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

The I in IP stands for intelectual; AKA, the clever things they reached with their thoughts. The artificial limitations are not IP, simply mechanisms they included exclusivity. They needn't be clever. if (!apple) { rejectApp(); hideDocs() } is not IP.