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minus-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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-squareZak@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-squarebrucethemoose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months 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-squarethemurphy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months 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-squarepkjqpg1h@lemmy.zipOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago Play Store is infested with scam apps Last time when I checked most of the apps was scam
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.
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 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.
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.
Last time when I checked most of the apps was scam