alt Hacker NewsNo, I think we'll start with Apple and work our way down. Scale is everything when you're concerned about remediating market damages.
John Deere is already subject to extra regulation in Europe; it's only in America that they're allowed to molest consumers in the aftermarket. And Xbox has had sideloading for decades now, in case you were unaware: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/...
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dmitrygr • last Sunday at 1:00 AM
I support apple doing what Xbox does. A separate mode - you can side-load, but you lose all access to appstore and all built-in apps. Enjoy :)
labcomputer • last Saturday at 7:28 AM
LOL. Developer mode is side loading now.
For those who didn’t click the link, Xbox allows you to either load your own software or load software you buy from the Xbox store. Not both.
> John Deere is already subject to extra regulation in Europe; it's only in America that they're allowed to molest consumers
Which clearly shows the problem is not Apple, etc.
The problem is weak consumer protections in the US from corrupt US lawmakers who were bought by the companies they are supposed to regulate.