Antitrust curbs to require tech giants to allow third-party app platforms and billing

Japan to crack down on Apple and Google app store monopolies::TOKYO – Japan is preparing regulations that would require tech giants like Apple and Google to allow outside app stores and payments on their mobile

  • @[email protected]English
    15•6 months ago

    All storage devices should be able to store any grouping of 0s and 1s. I should not be limited by my manufacturer, my carrier, nor my download url by what things the device I own can have stored on it.

    I don’t know why this wasn’t a bigger deal when the iphone came out…

    • @[email protected]English
      1•6 months ago

      They are able to store anything. I can download Android app’s on my iPhone. Installing and running is a different question though. And of course a device is limited in what it can run by architecture and operating system. Whether they should be limited by manufacturer or carrier policy is another question though.