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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'. (9to5mac.com)
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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors'.::The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other...

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[โ€“] pandacoder 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Quite frankly why the hell should I trust any publicly traded automaker to flash quality software?

Some of them have a track record for quantifying the cost of fixing an issue versus cost of settling lawsuits for that unfixed issue killing people.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why would I trust an unaccountable rando with the same thing? One has a brand they need to uphold, and are liable for any kind of damages caused by their firmware.

When Joe Shmo crashes his soft-modded Honda Civic into a crowd of people, who's going to pay for the damage and lawsuits, etc.?