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

  • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    What does it mean to “open up” an operating system in this context? Do they mean something like the possibility to intall other OSes on their devices, or that the app stores needs to be more open? I’m guessing it does not mean they have to start open source:ing parts of the OS… or?

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      2 months ago

      Probably to allow proper sideloading of apps, instead of the contrived bullshit they already tried to pull.

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      2 months ago

      From the last paragraph, it sounds like the intent is to make it easier to switch devices and services, which would be great

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      2 months ago

      We are talking about lawmakers making this demand. They don’t have a fucking clue what the difference is between all these possibilities.