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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by chrisandchris on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @06:59AM (#37672916)
Couldn't one just argue the same about Apple? I mean, if you don't like their lock-in, then just don't use it.

I don't want to use WhatsApp, but it's a quasi monopoly in messaging in many countries and thei're not opening up their APIs for others. We should force them too, shouldn't we?

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Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals by nerdix on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @08:39AM (#37673768)
Just another reason why messaging should be an open standard and not proprietary.

I'm okay with the government forcing WhatsApp (and Apple too for that matter) to adopt the messaging standard.

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