Re:Apple Open Source
by lrvick on Friday December 10, 2021 @08:55AM
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CalyxOS and others which is a daily driver for myself and many I know is all based on AOSP and freely available software from F-Droid and Nextcloud ETC which replicates virtually everything I once used Google for.
This fact has not killed Google because Google controls the App Store that has all the proprietary social media apps most people want.
Apple could dictate their App store
and cloud services are only licensed/supported for use on Apple branded devices just like Google does and still keep the overwhelming majority of their market.
Open source won't kill a monster as big as Apple, but this rabbit hole is kind of moot because Apple will always maximize profit, consumer freedoms be damned.
A forcing function would need to happen like some of the scattered mandates in Europe that only open source software be used in some education, government, and critical infrastructure environments to avoid lock-in.
If enough did this Apple would have to open source or else lose support contracts to those that do.
This fact has not killed Google because Google controls the App Store that has all the proprietary social media apps most people want.
Apple could dictate their App store and cloud services are only licensed/supported for use on Apple branded devices just like Google does and still keep the overwhelming majority of their market.
Open source won't kill a monster as big as Apple, but this rabbit hole is kind of moot because Apple will always maximize profit, consumer freedoms be damned.
A forcing function would need to happen like some of the scattered mandates in Europe that only open source software be used in some education, government, and critical infrastructure environments to avoid lock-in.
If enough did this Apple would have to open source or else lose support contracts to those that do.
That's what I will be pushing for longer term.