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Eu to make Apple open up operating system to rival tech (link added forgot to include it this morning) (apnews.com)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Rob200@lemmy.autism.place to c/technology@lemmy.world
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An erra is to come to an end as the Eu says enough is enough and introduces new rules and hefty fines.

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[โ€“] bizarroland@fedia.io 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'd be okay with it even if it were on a time delay.

Like if device manufacturers had to publish their software in order to no longer officially support the device that would be a welcome compromise and at least a step in the right direction right?

[โ€“] kayazere@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago

Yes I think we this in addition to be able to unlock the boot loader. This allows the community to continue to provide security updates after the company abandoned the product through planned obsolescence.