Re:MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge a...
by dathinab on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @07:42AM
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yes on phones this has tradition to a point it started to got legislation involved
but on desktop legislation shut this down, or at least tried, and it wasn't a problem for years
honestly we need a proper "fair platform" legislation, world wide
and focus more on power abuse and free market damaging power dynamics instead of obsessing over the "mono" in monopoly (because with today markets you can have more power then a classical single market monopoly while not being a monopol or even duopoly in any of the many markets you cover, power you can even more efficiently abuse then a monopoly when adding new market to your portfolio...)
but on desktop legislation shut this down, or at least tried, and it wasn't a problem for years
honestly we need a proper "fair platform" legislation, world wide
and focus more on power abuse and free market damaging power dynamics instead of obsessing over the "mono" in monopoly (because with today markets you can have more power then a classical single market monopoly while not being a monopol or even duopoly in any of the many markets you cover, power you can even more efficiently abuse then a monopoly when adding new market to your portfolio...)