Apple Accused of Running a ‘Walled Garden’ Monopoly in Canada | iPhone in Canada
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Looks like Canadians are attempting to break down Apple’s App Store dominance here as well, and not just in the U.S. The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, better known as CIPPIC, has filed an application asking for permission to bring a case under the Competition Act, accusing Apple of abusing its dominant

The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, or CIPPIC, is described as “Canada‘s first and only public interest technology law clinic” and is operated out of University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law

Peter Nowak is also covering this at his substack.

  • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    You should be able to install whatever OS you want on your phone. It would solve this problem people have with the Apple Store. Don’t like Apple’s ecosystem or user experience? Install Windows or Linux or Android or whatever and play by their rules instead. It would introduce competition, and Apple wouldn’t have to change their rules or fee structure or whatever.

    • rekabis@lemmy.ca
      1·
      3 days ago

      You can already do all of that with some phones that are already on the market and which have decently current specs and tech.

      …Where are the consumers clamouring for those phones? Why are those phones owned almost exclusively by enthusiasts and tinkerers? Why are production runs so small that these manufacturers struggle to remain profitable going concerns?

      Maybe it’s because there is zero consumer demand for what you are asking for?

      Vanishingly few people want to tinker with their phones. Most just want something that works without having to dick around with it. And having an unlocked boot loader means zero warranty, because no sane manufacturer is going to warranty something they have no quality control over

      The simple fact is that there already are phones that give consumers total control over OS and platform. And yet, almost no-one is turning to these phones because that’s not what they want.