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U.S. Antitrust Legislation Would Require Users to Be Able to Delete All Pre-Installed Apple Apps [Updated]
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so in that vein, Windows will no longer have pre-installed apps, nothing, period. as will Linux, Android and EVERYONE else ...
sure, users will love that ...
Mark this guy's name and DO NOT vote for him next time around ...
sure, users will love that ...
Mark this guy's name and DO NOT vote for him next time around ...
These politicians aren’t just stupid, they’re worthless.
My house, my rules. No, you cannot redefine monopoly.
Good for you, you’re tech savvy, but give the phone to someone who isn’t (your mum, spouse, etc.) and suddenly you’re back into the PC World of 24/7 parental tech support.
and next time I buy a Ford I want the option to have a GM infotainment system ... what utter nonsense ...
This might sound easy to you, but anyone with parents or grandparents that have iPhones or iPads are likely ALREADY getting stupid phone calls about how to accomplish easy to do things. The confusion and frustration that's going to be felt by a ton of less savvy tech people who expect the new flashy phone/tablet to just bought to be filled with the apps they need/want to use already will be off the charts.
You already have the freedom and flexibility to use other apps, other than the default ones, and that works for you. Why can't you just delete the ones you don't want, and grab the apps you do instead? That's a far easier task for you, than the opposite is for a less savvy tech person.
I was unaware Ford and GM are a duopoly.
I agree this bill sounds like too much, but not for that reason. The phone could come preloaded with Apple's apps and their competitors - then when the user picks which apps they want, it just deletes the others. All of the app stores should be able to install all of those initial apps, should a user change their mind and decide to swap to another.
Can’t wait for Apple to form an LLC for each category of app so that the legislation doesn’t apply.
“A-Calendar LLC is not affiliated with Apple Inc.”
“A-Calendar LLC is not affiliated with Apple Inc.”
You can always count on the government to ruin everything for everyone
I'm always amazed by the stupidity of politicians. There are tons of big issues in the world and they want to waste their time on preloaded apps. What a bloody joke
All the car companies besides Tesla outsource the infotainment system - swapping between them isn't that difficult. That's why third party infotainment systems are able to exist that you can just pop in yourself aftermarket.
So... you can't have a Ford or a GM infotaiment system, because there's no such thing. It's like asking for a Dell or Lenovo OS. Those companies just put Windows or Linux on their computers and slap their own logo on the bootscreen, and maybe have an app or two preinstalled. They don't make an OS though.
Is this legislation intended to protect the citizens or to punish them?
Ehm.. are you kidding me? you dont need to be tech-savvy to install something from appstore. if that is a synonym for tech-savvy people nowadays, then what would we call a people who can turn on a computer? An alien? Even my grandma knows how to install apps from appstore… i wonder how people were able to use dos awhile go when they even cannot tap nowadays…
Funny how people here are changing their tune now that reality is starting to settle in.
I assume you also bought your mum an Apple One subscription otherwise half the icons on the Home Screen of her new iPhone do nothing at all for her.
one thing my father told me a long time ago "politicians are all the same, put them in a sack and start hitting it with a bat - you will always hit the right person" - I will NEVER forget that
Maybe this would be a fair idea if it applied to Android manufacturers too, but of course it doesn’t.
On Android, some "system apps" cannot be deleted, except via rooting. Even then some stubborn apps can't be removed, ie Samsung's Galaxy Store appstore. The only real way is to wipe the phone and install a custom ROM. That's only if there's a custom ROM available.
IMO, Apple isn't so bad about bloatware as Samsung or Hauwei.
Not only Android but also Windows, Macs, game consoles, and smart TVs.
Thank goodness for our betters in Washington to protect us from the scourge of a phone that just works out of the box.
Let's also hope that iOS won't be allowed to have a built in dictionary anymore, so no politicians or voters can discover that "mono" in "monopoly" means "one". This way, they won't have to mentally reconcile the so-called iOS monopoly with the existence of Android.
Just give me a button that reads "install apple apps" and I'll be happy.
Agreed. Let's go back to the windows days, when you had to install your own tcp/ip stack.