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Freedom in technology must include freedom from technology.
We must not create societies where the price of admission is owning a device controlled by one of two trillion-dollar US corporations.
We must safeguard people’s access to public services and the everyday necessities of life via alternate methods.
Technology should always be a progressive enhancement.
Do not let Silicon Valley privatise your access to modern life.
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@aral what about banking?
@aurisc4 That is a necessity of modern life, wouldn’t you say?
@aral not really, consider that kids don't usually have bank accounts and are fine with using cash. Why can't adult live that way?
Just that in case of banks even in small countries you have a choice of more than two, while with mobiles there are more than two options, but the two dominate so much, that no one cares about the others.
@aurisc4 Kids can live that way because they have parents with bank accounts.
So should you be able to live without using a bank? Yes. Is it practical to? Not really. Should it be legal to require either an Apple or Google phone to have a bank account? No.
@aral strange to say it, but it's sad that Windows Phone died. Even though Microsoft is no better in this context, but competition between 3 is better than 2. Were there 5-6 options for smartphone, landscape likely would be much much different.
@lumpenpro @didek @aurisc4 @aral EU attempts to micromanage and fine American tech companies won't do anything to diversify the marketplace and it's questionable whether that's really the intent.
If they wanted to help, the EU governments would mandate that all government devices must be open standards. Someone would want to fill that contract and they would instantly provide an open alternative on the market.
@lumpenpro @didek @aurisc4 @aral steered in the RIGHT directions by lobbyists ...
