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Re:Tech Is Fun Again: The Tech Monoculture Is Finally Breaking by Havoc on Friday January 23, 2026 @11:55AM (#46734750)
What the author describes seems to be more specific examples in his/her circle rather than a wider movement I’d say.

The walled gardens are imo getting worse. And opting out (dumb phone) isn’t the same thing as that dissolving.

That said I’m also cautiously optimistic in some areas. Linux on desktop in particular is on a good streak. Riscv seems promising. More people are understanding lock in risk etc.

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Re:Tech Is Fun Again: The Tech Monoculture Is Finally Breaking by packetlost on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:03PM (#46734861)
The regulation that I wish would happen that never will is user data sovereignty laws. It's obnoxious that there's not a way to back up my phone to my NAS.
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Re:Tech Is Fun Again: The Tech Monoculture Is Finally Breaking by jayw_lead on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:19PM (#46735059)
> The walled gardens are imo getting worse

But isn't Apple (the most egregious example IMO) losing a slew of cases in many jurisdictions (not just EU)? I think the consensus is very much that they've overplayed their hand and the bill is coming due

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Re:Tech Is Fun Again: The Tech Monoculture Is Finally Breaking by Havoc on Friday January 23, 2026 @12:44PM (#46735358)
Various player are getting slapped with fines but haven’t seen much sign of it having effect.

Think the fines need more zeros - especially if the behaviour is egregious

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