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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by gray_-_wolf on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:12PM (#37728726)
> Well that world would suck immensely

Maybe.

> Case in point

But this does not really support your statement no? What you described seems to me SW only functionality no? And if in requires any special HW (BT? I have no idea how it works under the hood), why does it need tight integration? I do not see a technical reason why Android and Windows could not provide the same feature out of the box, despite neither the Google nor Microsoft making the HW.

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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by slim on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:28PM (#37728897)
the most probable cause is patents
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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by ClumsyPilot on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:25PM (#37730267)
Sounds like we clear abuse of patent law.

> Non-obvious is a requirement for patent protection that literally means your invention is not obvious to someone who is in the same industry. A new invention needs to be unexpected or surprising and cannot be anticipated by looking at the existing technology or prior art.

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