If you want to do whatever to your phone there are already lots of options. I’m not sure what a law is going to do here that you can’t already do today.
Everyone is paying a lot of money for a system they basically own nothing about. You keep paying, for apps, for hardware, that’s forever tied up to the whims of that platform’s owner (not you).
Not in favour of more laws, but forcing the hands of these platforms so they provide more control to their customers is not a bad thing.
At the moment none of them have any incentive to do it.
What are the costs? I can buy an iPhone or an Android phone and switch pretty easily can’t I?
> Not in favour of more laws, but forcing the hands of these platforms so they provide more control to their customers is not a bad thing.
Maybe more control isn’t a good thing? But even so aren’t there phones in the market they cater to those who want more control.
Software would need to be repurchased if it's even available on the other platform. Maybe you could but I know I couldn't easily or cheaply switch.
I could easily switch. I guess maybe we should all make sure we buy software that is device independent or something too.
If you want regulation, then I think thats a good starting point. Software doesn’t have to be made for every device, but if you buy it for one you buy it for all.
Or we can just let things go too. Seems to be working mostly fine.