> only with Android or iOS
99% of people understand this as "you need a smartphone" which is not a problem in 2026, even for the elderly.
99% of people understand this as "you need a smartphone" which is not a problem in 2026, even for the elderly.
Maybe 99% of people have surrendered to Google/Apple (include me there), but the 1% has a valid point...
1. By doing this, the EU is killing any alternative operating systems for phones: no one will switch to one if they can't access online services. Banks are already making it extremely hard.
2. Google and Apple might be better regarded than Huawei, but they are not moral (or they are not guaranteed to remain so).
3. The very idea of a de facto state-enforced monopoly on operating systems is outrageous.