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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by echelon on Monday August 11, 2025 @04:11PM (#44868881)
Because antitrust enforcement has been so lax, we only have two options.

The DOJ/FTC/EU/ASEAN/etc. need to force a breakup of first party app stores, first party payment, first party web browser, and first party messaging. They also really need to require web installs without hidden menus and scare walls.

We'll see a proliferation of offerings if that happens.

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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by nozzlegear on Monday August 11, 2025 @10:04PM (#44871546)
We had three options, but people didn't like the Windows Phone enough to buy them. (I had one.)
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Re:GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO re... by fkyoureadthedoc on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @09:08AM (#44875791)
And WebOS, and Symbian, and Blackberry, and Tizen. Making an OS that people want to use is hard. Maybe impossible at this point if you want to compete against such large established ecosystems.
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