Go back and read your comment. It's a ridiculous statement and it sounds like you simply don't like the USA.
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EU Plans to Ban Tech Companies From Pre-Installing Apps, Force Them to Share Data With Competitors
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Go back and read your comment. It's a ridiculous statement and it sounds like you simply don't like the USA.
All? You’re wildly overestimating the power of US companies abroad with that single word. A lot? Sure. Not all by a long shot.
Or if they hand over an encrypted file containing some anonymized user data.
“Hey, this is exactly how we received it!”
Research these things. The US does have far lower consumer standards then the EU for many many things
Hand over customer data??
Not allowed to install their own apps??
Ridiculous.
Not allowed to install their own apps??
Ridiculous.
What do you have in the EU that compares with Facebook, Amazon, Google, Apple or Microsoft?
They will also have far higher standards in many areas. I seem to recall it was the US that busted VW for cheating with the diesel fuel that was poisoning us all.
Nothing mate, we’re all just simple shepherds and farmers over here. God bless the USA.
It says exactly what it says, and what it says is incredibly idiotic
This is exactly how Windows works already. When you log on for the first time, there's a randomized selection screen for the default web browser.
Yep, think how much fun it will be to power on a phone with a blank Home Screen, and then have to side load an appstore app on it. And then have to pick and choose each app.Makes sense to me, but sadly the UK is leaving the EU so it won't apply to us.
Grandma will love that.
This doesn't make any sense.
Imagine the anxiety of setting up your phone for the first time and then it starts asking you all these questions about which browser you want, messenger service, etc. And if you're a first-time user, how would you even know which one to choose?
It should have defaults, but have those defaults be replaceable. That's all it needs to be. You can be informed of the option of replacing them, but shouldn't have to be forced to make all these decisions up front.
Plenty of people want stuff to just work right away without having to think about it. Then when you're comfortable, you can replace apps. Actually I'd say everyone would want it to just work. Power users can immediately replace apps with other apps. They're already well informed and have a preference. Doesn't matter if the starting app is Safari or Chrome (as an example) because you can replace it.
Imagine the anxiety of setting up your phone for the first time and then it starts asking you all these questions about which browser you want, messenger service, etc. And if you're a first-time user, how would you even know which one to choose?
It should have defaults, but have those defaults be replaceable. That's all it needs to be. You can be informed of the option of replacing them, but shouldn't have to be forced to make all these decisions up front.
Plenty of people want stuff to just work right away without having to think about it. Then when you're comfortable, you can replace apps. Actually I'd say everyone would want it to just work. Power users can immediately replace apps with other apps. They're already well informed and have a preference. Doesn't matter if the starting app is Safari or Chrome (as an example) because you can replace it.
Good job EU, solving problems that don't exist to justify your own existence. I really wish Apple and Google would stop selling within the EU just to see how long it takes them to retract this trash.
😂😂yeah I’m sure that’s a good plan -that’ll show ‘em and the 450million people that live there! Oh... wait.
wasn’t there some EU Regulation drawn that a user should be able to take their data to another service if they want to? Maybe that goes hand in hand like if I used Instagram for years but feel like leaving, I should be able to take my data to another app. That’s how I got it
Let's ban pre-installing the OS. For example, PC without MS Windows, Linux server without Linux, Macs without macOS, Apple Watch without watchOS, Mercedes Benz/BMW without Audio software/Navigation/Apps. /s. EU is following the China fascism.
So when I get a phone it will just be a blank screen? After all even to make a call is done thru an app.
I would prefer if Apple & Google were allowed to pre-install "10" of their apps, AND, more-importantly, in Apple's case, the App Store App was completely RE-designed with input from App Devs !
As it currently stands, Apple's App Store App is NO MORE THAN a Marketing & Advertising Arm of Apple !
Just look at the "Today" tab today, its got an Ad for HBO Max & Apple Arcade at the top !
Also, forcing Apple to Disclose per-Category Revenue Numbers for each of the top ten App Stores around the world, at each Quarterly OR Annual Earnings Release, would go a long ways towards proving at least some transparency to the General Public, & third-party App Devs.
As it currently stands, Apple's App Store App is NO MORE THAN a Marketing & Advertising Arm of Apple !
Just look at the "Today" tab today, its got an Ad for HBO Max & Apple Arcade at the top !
Also, forcing Apple to Disclose per-Category Revenue Numbers for each of the top ten App Stores around the world, at each Quarterly OR Annual Earnings Release, would go a long ways towards proving at least some transparency to the General Public, & third-party App Devs.
Exactly. Let the EU deal with the ire of their constituents. They'll quickly learn not to implement this kind of trash.
China is not fascism, it’s communism. There is a massive difference here. The EU is nowhere near either.
Some of these ideas might have been good and quite useful about 20 years ago, especially during the Microsoft anti-trust case, but I can see how this could be handled very poorly. All phones come with a stock set of useful apps. However, ensuring that a store or carrier doesn't junk up your phone with a bunch of preloaded garbage would be nice.