Browsers are essential and how operating systems are holding them back (2022) [pdf]

Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by trelane on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:21AM (#34707604)

> Apple is now the worst offender in forcing you to use your computing the device only the way they want you to.

Is it your device if it obeys someone else?

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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by unglaublich on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:25AM (#34707642)

All your belongings have to obey the legal requirements set by others.

E.g. building code; electronic interference limits; road safety performance; emission limits; food safety standards...

Yet they can still be yours.

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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by trelane on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:32AM (#34707741)

I am not convinced that safety regulations enacted by elected bodies are the same as proprietary software offering its manufacturer against the user's wishes.

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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by unglaublich on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:35AM (#34707773)

They are not the same at all, so your statement is incorrect.

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Re:Browsers are essential and how operating systems are hold... by trelane on Wednesday February 08, 2023 @08:46AM (#34707899)

I don't see your argument here. Is your objection solely that I was insufficiently restrictive in my statement?

addendum: You're saying your analogy is fallacious, therefore I'm incorrect. Which I find rather confusing.

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