alt Hacker NewsAll this because public institutions have lost the will or capacity to regulate the companies. So they switch to burdening the consumers.
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anubistheta • yesterday at 11:58 PM
This is regulation from a public institution. Regardless of how such a resolution is passed, it will impact the consumers.
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jeroenhd • today at 5:40 AM
They are regulating the companies. Apple, Google, and Microsoft are companies.
Desktop and mobile Linux is an extreme niche and alternatives to Linux are practically nonexistent. I'm not surprised law makers might not have known that there are operating systems not made by for-profit companies.
Refreeze5224 • yesterday at 7:30 PM
Another way to say it is that capital is operating as it always has: in its own interest.
Lost the will? How about paid to look the other way?