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Because there should be no 'terms' as to what software you can install on your devices.
BMW can make 'terms' so that if you mess with your audio system, it's not under warranty, but otherwise it's your car.
Also - 'the terms' are never very clear, and they can change on a dime.
Apple feeling some competitive heat? 'Just change the terms'!
Consider the collusion opportunities:
You want to use an Android - you have to give everything to Google. Don't like the terms? Apple colludes and does the same!
All of this is starting to get very close to anti-competitive kind of stuff, both between the big powers - and among consumers.
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Because there should be no 'terms' as to what software you can install on your devices.
BMW can make 'terms' so that if you mess with your audio system, it's not under warranty, but otherwise it's your car.
Also - 'the terms' are never very clear, and they can change on a dime.
Apple feeling some competitive heat? 'Just change the terms'!
Consider the collusion opportunities:
You want to use an Android - you have to give everything to Google. Don't like the terms? Apple colludes and does the same!
All of this is starting to get very close to anti-competitive kind of stuff, both between the big powers - and among consumers.