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Australian regulator calls for new competition laws for digital platforms (www.reuters.com)

submitted 11 months ago by FollowingFeisty5321@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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[–] rainer_d@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

I’m genuinely excited to see all the interesting new apps and the creativity which will be allowed to flourish again on the platform.

Likely, we'll just see decreased quality, new threats and exploit-vectors, scams.

And a few more adult-entertainment-focused apps (that currently Apple doesn't want).

Just like in Android-land. Or when TV got "liberalized".

All the use-cases people usually cite (emulators, shells) are really irrelevant to anybody but the absolute tiniest fraction of the user base and IMHO not worth sacrificing the obvious security and stability advantages the current status-quo offers to 100% of the user base.

[–] Garofalin@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

With freedom of choice comes need to act responsibly. Or as some may call it, being an adult.

[–] rainer_d@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The vast majority of users clearly are not able to act responsible all the time in all life-situations.

People are flawed.

[–] Ispirationless@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Which is why the store wont be readily available on the home screen, but through the system settings.

Everyone wins.

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