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EU to Apple: “Let Users Choose Their Software”; Apple: “Nah”. (www.eff.org)
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[–] Squizzy 8 points 3 months ago

There are currently two ecosystems covering about 99% of the worlds phones. If you do not want to use either system you are locked out of what has become vital tech.

Opening up this would encourage innovation. It wouldnt be enough for airpods to work samlessly with iphone if they also worked seamlessly with android and "XOS". They would have to compete on price and featureset.