Re:Germany wants smartphone makers to offer 7 years of softw...
by skinkestek on Monday September 06, 2021 @03:19PM
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> Not even going into the problems with second-hand phones and that poor people de-factor have zero legal rights as they don't have the money to take sellers to court.
This thread is about EU law.
In EU you don't have to take sellers to court, you just have to nag customer protection authorities until they do.
It might take some time: Google still hasn't gotten a massive fine for abusing its position in search and ads to kill competing browsers despite my reports but I will not be surprised when it happpens.
PS: come on guys and gals and do write to your local competition authorities. The sooner we can get this sorted the better.
This thread is about EU law.
In EU you don't have to take sellers to court, you just have to nag customer protection authorities until they do.
It might take some time: Google still hasn't gotten a massive fine for abusing its position in search and ads to kill competing browsers despite my reports but I will not be surprised when it happpens.
PS: come on guys and gals and do write to your local competition authorities. The sooner we can get this sorted the better.