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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by ta8903 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @01:52PM (#37728515)
KDEConnect lets you sync your phone keyboard, even with Windows. And Apple could let you sync your clipboard to non-iOS devices too, they just block arbitrary features unless you buy into their entire ecosystem.
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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by askonomm on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:59PM (#37730719)
I did mention without installing a program, and without any configuration.
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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by abenga on Monday October 02, 2023 @02:22AM (#37734590)
Is the implicit "… not written by the original OS vendor" at the end of your sentence intentional? There is obviously a program and/or configuration, just done by Apple. Nothing precludes building such a system in other systems.
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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by askonomm on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:01PM (#37743681)
Yes, the whole discussion is about vertical integration, achieved best so far by Apple. I'm sure it can be done in other systems, but for whatever reason other systems haven't made it as simple and seamless. I wonder why. Could it have something to do with the lack of vertical integration maybe?
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