Google is systematically dismantling the open Android ecosystem: forcing all developers to register with Google, slowing AOSP releases, and effectively turning Android into a walled garden. Here is what is at stake.
Can someone tell me why legislation hasn’t stepped in yet?
I honestly don’t understand this.
The EU made Microsoft show a pop up on Windows so users could choose their own browser. And this was idk how many years ago.
Yet it seems to be perfectly ok for OEM’s to make phones where it’s impossible to install another OS on…
Can someone tell me why legislation hasn’t stepped in yet? I honestly don’t understand this. The EU made Microsoft show a pop up on Windows so users could choose their own browser. And this was idk how many years ago. Yet it seems to be perfectly ok for OEM’s to make phones where it’s impossible to install another OS on…
yeah, you’d think an open mobile stack would be at the top of the priority list when it comes to tech sovereignty
There’s your answer. No one cares anymore.
Part of it is the US govt, which needs to be able to search and seize when a warrant occurs (or not)
Money