Have you heard of Apple's decision on the rollout of Siri AI in Europe?

avuko@infosec.exchange

@jasper89 @dazo @Paul_Harts @EUCommission

It is 99% Apple or Google. If you consider that a choice, I have a bunch of two-party political systems to sell you...

petrikas@mastodon.art

TODAY: Man listens to an EU representative saying that the regulations don't prohibit the integration; complains about regulations that do not prohibit the integration.

dazo@infosec.exchange

@avuko @jasper89

Nah, it's not that dim. @murena is a French company, sponsoring the development of @e_mydata. In addition there GrapheneOS which is Canadian based.

These are real Google Android alternatives which removes quite some of Googles influences over the user.

@Paul_Harts @EUCommission

dazo@infosec.exchange

@avuko @jasper89

Actually, if you pull it a bit further, you could probably also include @jolla and their #SailfishOS.

@Paul_Harts @EUCommission

sorenladegaard@social.vivaldi.net

@EUCommission Just ditch your iPhone and buy a Fairphone 6 with /e/os from Murena.com

I did

benroyce@mastodon.social

@challote @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission

1/3 of the USA is positively engaged
1/3 of the USA is bigoted plutocrat agenda manipulated morons (MAGA)
1/3 of the USA is nonvoting losers (literally, they lose). entitled, lazy perfectionists and cynics who think they care about something but they only care about their holy precious self-regard. they invent any excuse to do nothing except whine and feel superior for doing nothing

avuko@infosec.exchange

@dazo @jasper89 @murena @e_mydata @Paul_Harts @EUCommission

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/mobile/worldwide

My bad. When I just said Apple and Google have 99% of the market share, I actually should have said 99.94%. I'm sorry.

gergely@mastodon.hegedus.me

@gklka @zsolt @algernon I, for one, wouldn’t mind if manufacturers would look at me as an adult, let me be wrong and learn from it.

I *hate* the erosion of ownership that is going on and that I cannot install an app without daddy Tim’s approval. I wanna own this device. But if the decision is made above my head, I cannot.

(US) Companies have too much control over our lives. I think the @EUCommission should be more aggressive.

ombligoelemento@neopaquita.es

@webjac @timsev @kaidu @rzeta0 @EUCommission Yeah but if you are deep into the ecosystem and you lose your phone or it breaks, the reality is you probably end up buying another iPhone even if it’s in the second hand market. I think we should welcome this laws because it benefits the consumer, and most importantly try distinguish the bs big companies say in order to keep imposing their monopolies. And I said this being balls deep in the ecosystem and loving their hardware

oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social

@benroyce @challote @FrancoisPrague @EUCommission

All of gall is divided into three parts...

fnwbr@chaos.social

@EUCommission To be clear: Apple was not unable, but much rather *unwilling* to develop interoperability. This is intentional.

ilka4you@mastodon.social

@d4v 1st of all, 1 software onm a device is hardly comparable to the motor of a car. if you want to stick with this example it would be comparable to a feature like seat heating or soundsystem. Your engine would be the processor. 2nd: EU wants to protect free choice of customers, Apple wants to dominate the market by cutting laws and consumer rights.

@EUCommission

inchulk@mastodon.green

@traveling_mike @EUCommission
I don't understand your argument. Anyone is allowed to fit wheels from any supplier, or battery, or many other parts that are typically supplied as an "add on". There are multiple specialist suppliers of car parts for most major models of car.
The maker of a model (not just cars) are obliged by the EU, to provide a proper spec, then any competent supplier can design their items to fit.
This prevents monopoly overcharging for 'parts' to anything.