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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by candiddevmike on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @01:40PM (#32169416)
Safari is only a competitor because folks don't have a choice. This would force Apple to actually compete against Chrome by giving users a reason to keep using Safari.
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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by tgv on Thursday July 21, 2022 @02:19AM (#32176361)
You know what Google is doing with Chrome, right? Adding APIs for battery status, USB access, etc. will lead to more information about your device ending up in their possession.
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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by solarkraft on Thursday July 21, 2022 @03:26AM (#32176711)
Aren't these APIs opt-in? Web USB certainly asks you before doing anything.
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