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Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by vincnetas on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:51AM (#40736048)
Just a counter example. There is a huge list of things that you MUST have in a car to be able to sell it. So this is not something unthinkable and new that is happening to phones.
Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by iLoveOncall on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:56AM (#40736106)
I guarantee you OP doesn't wear his seatbelt.
Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by can16358p on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:59AM (#40736139)
Well I do wear my seatbelt. However, I do it for my own safety, not because I'm forced to do.
Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by Doxin on Thursday June 20, 2024 @04:03AM (#40736169)
And similarly these EU laws don't force end users into anything. They just force Apple to provide a minimum set of features as required by law.
Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by tossandthrow on Thursday June 20, 2024 @04:07AM (#40736195)
But what if the car manufacturer insisted on not selling you a car with a seat belt?
Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by can16358p on Thursday June 20, 2024 @04:09AM (#40736203)
Then I'd pick a car which does have a seatbelt in the free economy.

Anyone is free to buy Android.

Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by vincnetas on Thursday June 20, 2024 @05:47AM (#40736785)
It's not about free economy. Ok that you wear seat belts but someone else who is not inclined to wear seat belt does not even has a choice to go buy a car without seatbelts, because we collectively decided that seatbelts is a must (no mater the arguments). And even went further and made police enforce that everyone wears seat belts.

So is it difficult to imagine that some requirements from EU can be made mandatory even if you don't like them. We can not leave everything to be decided by "free market".

Re:EU says Apple has serious issues for not complying with DMA by tossandthrow on Thursday June 20, 2024 @08:57AM (#40738241)
None of the cars had seat belts as it was never mandated.

You did not have that option.