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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by notamy on Sunday May 23, 2021 @08:35PM (#27259966)
> That shouldn't be Apple problem, we have governments for that.

Given the fast pace that technology moves at, and the comparatively-slow pace at which government / legislation works, this may not be the best move in terms of keeping progress going. Especially since governments are notoriously bad at understanding tech.

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Re:Tim Cook’s Fortnite trial testimony was unexpectedly reve... by peoplefromibiza on Monday May 24, 2021 @05:28AM (#27262468)
In my opinion tech companies are also historically bad at "understanding" boundaries and blame the government for it.

In this case in particular Apple is not doing the government's job because government is bad at understanding tech, it's not about progress, it's about control.

They are betting, IMO, on the fact that politics and laws have a lot of inertia and are slow at adapting to new fringe interpretations of the norms.

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