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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by ac29 on Friday July 31, 2020 @10:34PM (#24016875)
> But you cannot require that Apple do work to build support for third-party app stores. Property rights do not extend to forcing other people to do labour for you.

You and I can't, at least not directly. But governments certainly can, if they deem it in the interest of the citizens they serve.

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Re:The App Store is a monopoly: Here's why the EU is correct... by xvector on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:07PM (#24017023)
> You and I can't, at least not directly. But governments certainly can, if they deem it in the interest of the citizens they serve.

Tyranny defined. “Do what we tell you to do, it’s ‘for our citizens.’” That’s how you get Australia forcing companies to backdoor encryption.

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