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		scarface74 on Sept 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple has copied some of the most popular apps in ... Guess what? Every console maker gets to decide what is allowed on their platform - it’s been that way since the early 80s. Should they be broken up to? And “society” doesn’t care about “openness”. Do you really think most iOS users are worried about not being able to get apps outside of the App Store?

damnyou on Sept 6, 2019 [–]

Microsoft should be broken up too, yes. But a phone OS is much more powerful than a console platform.

Elizabeth Warren certainly cares about this, thankfully.

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