An erra is to come to an end as the Eu says enough is enough and introduces new rules and hefty fines.

  • dosaki
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    2 years ago

    Why not? Opening up a system to competition usually makes it better, no?

    • frog_brawler
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      2 years ago

      Their stuff is designed to specifically work with their stuff, and that’s a big part of their IP.

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        2 years ago

        The I in IP stands for intelectual; AKA, the clever things they reached with their thoughts. The artificial limitations are not IP, simply mechanisms they included exclusivity. They needn’t be clever. if (!apple) { rejectApp(); hideDocs() } is not IP.