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Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by jksk61 on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:26PM (#37728877)
Literally never needed to copy text from smartphone to pc (or viceversa). At best anyone needs to sync between photos, docs or stuff like that. For that you just need a sync on the cloud like Dropbox, Drive, Box, and so on (also never heard of bluetooth for small files?)

moreover, apple's software is generally very buggy.

Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by phumberdroz on Sunday October 01, 2023 @02:29PM (#37728911)
Never typed a 2FA code from the phone to the computer?

Just copying them on the iPhone and pasting them on the mac is super convenient.

Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by michaelmrose on Sunday October 01, 2023 @03:07PM (#37729373)
On android you can view your sms messages at messages.google.com allowing you to easily copy and paste it
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by askonomm on Sunday October 01, 2023 @04:59PM (#37730707)
Yeah, can also view email on both phone and computer since forever ago - this is not even remotely similar to the shared clipboard of an iPhone and Mac, where you don't need to open any links or programs, install anything, configure anything - you just copy on phone/computer and then instantly are able to paste on phone/computer.
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by michaelmrose on Sunday October 01, 2023 @09:10PM (#37732823)
Have you ever wanted to copy anything from A->B that wasn't a 2fa text, a password, or a url? I certainly haven't. An android phone out of the box supports syncing tabs and passwords and provides a trivial way to copy 2FA codes with a built in feature.
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by askonomm on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:26AM (#37735364)
So your argument is that because the things to copy are few, this feature doesn't matter? Or what? I fail to see how what you say contributes to the discussion of vertical integration in any way.
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by michaelmrose on Monday October 02, 2023 @02:23PM (#37742327)
Not few none. People need to share files, tabs, messages, mails. If you can share the things people actually want shared then sharing the clipboard itself has zero value.
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by askonomm on Monday October 02, 2023 @04:06PM (#37743724)
Your response is completely irrelevant to the discussion of vertical integration. Whether or not you find use in it is up to you, and I don't really care.
Re:Could EU force hardware manufacturers to make working dri... by beebeepka on Sunday October 01, 2023 @05:19PM (#37730926)
I never felt like syncing my devices besides steam cloud saves. Too much convenience makes me uncomfortable. Especially if it means mixing corporate and personal stuff.