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minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·15 hours agoThis is only fuel on the EU open source initiatives. But I’m pretty sure Google wont get away with locking down EU customers anyway, as this is clearly a breach of the DMA.
minus-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-214 hours agoThey could clam a web app is the “alternative” I guess. They’ll shut that down too. Somehow. For “security” I’m sure, even as the Play Store is infested with scam apps.
minus-squarepkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours ago Play Store is infested with scam apps Last time when I checked most of the apps was scam
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·14 hours agoThey mandate 3rd party app stores. I think we are passed that. Google is just power grapping what they can towards everyone else to make up for lost profit.
minus-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·14 hours ago this is clearly a breach of the DMA Is it? I think the DMA should have been written so that it is, but Apple does essentially the same thing and EU regulators don’t seem to be claiming that it’s a violation.
minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 hours agoThey mandate 3rd party app stores for Apple also. You can “side load” in the EU on an iPhone.
minus-squareAuli@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoAnd have you seen Apples rules for app stores? Its pathetic that EU allows it.
This is only fuel on the EU open source initiatives.
But I’m pretty sure Google wont get away with locking down EU customers anyway, as this is clearly a breach of the DMA.
They could clam a web app is the “alternative” I guess.
They’ll shut that down too. Somehow. For “security” I’m sure, even as the Play Store is infested with scam apps.
Last time when I checked most of the apps was scam
They mandate 3rd party app stores. I think we are passed that.
Google is just power grapping what they can towards everyone else to make up for lost profit.
Is it? I think the DMA should have been written so that it is, but Apple does essentially the same thing and EU regulators don’t seem to be claiming that it’s a violation.
They mandate 3rd party app stores for Apple also. You can “side load” in the EU on an iPhone.
And have you seen Apples rules for app stores? Its pathetic that EU allows it.