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Re:Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account by holmesworcester on Friday March 08, 2024 @03:33PM (#39646070)
The US came very close to passing similar legislation recently and it still could. This bill had bipartisan support. Apple was able to kill it using relationships with leadership, but the votes were there. My organization Fight for the Future worked on lobbying for this, and while it's super difficult to pass legislation over big company opposition, it's not impossible. We can have similar rules in the US if we keep pushing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_App_Markets_Act

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Re:Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account by genter on Friday March 08, 2024 @04:35PM (#39646776)
> Democrat Dianne Feinstein expressed concern that the legislation would disproportionately impact Apple and Google

How did I know that she was the one opposing it? I'm not glad she's dead, but I am glad she isn't on the Senate any more.

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Re:Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account by archagon on Friday March 08, 2024 @03:54PM (#39646349)
Is it dead? I see nothing to that effect in the article.
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Re:Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account by kmeisthax on Friday March 08, 2024 @04:46PM (#39646904)
All legislation not voted on dies at the end of each Congress.
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