RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoGoogle must crack open Android for third-party stores, rules Epic judgewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: androiddev@lemmit.onlineandroid@lemdro.idandroid@lemmy.world
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minus-squarePasta Dental@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down2·2 months agoSo they will have the same judgement for apple right?? And not the same bullshit excuse that since it’s even more locked down it’s okay for them to do it?
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months agoApple got away with it because they were VERY careful to go up to the line without crossing it as well as careful wording of things, unfortunately.
minus-squareFubarberry@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·2 months agoNo, because apple’s monopoly doesnt count because they’re upfront about it being a monopoly. Which is stupid, but that’s how it works apparently
minus-squareliquidparasytelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoThe EU is probably working on that front at the very least. Unfortunately the US side may need regulators to carry it forward
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So they will have the same judgement for apple right?? And not the same bullshit excuse that since it’s even more locked down it’s okay for them to do it?
Apple got away with it because they were VERY careful to go up to the line without crossing it as well as careful wording of things, unfortunately.
No, because apple’s monopoly doesnt count because they’re upfront about it being a monopoly.
Which is stupid, but that’s how it works apparently
The EU is probably working on that front at the very least. Unfortunately the US side may need regulators to carry it forward