After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must 'open up its gates to competitors' - 9to5Mac
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After USB-C win, EU tells Tim Cook that Apple must ‘open up its gates to competitors’.::The iPhone 15 has USB-C, a move largely due to impending legislation in the European Union requiring smartphones and other…

  • uis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    113·
    1 year ago

    with only a few exceptions for safety, like cars.

    Safety means extra-flashable.

    • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      132·
      1 year ago

      Yeah man, can’t wait to be sharing the road with people running custom ROMs on their 2 ton death machine. People are well known for being responsible in situations like that.

      • pandacoder@lemmy.worldEnglish
        62·
        1 year ago

        Quite frankly why the hell should I trust any publicly traded automaker to flash quality software?

        Some of them have a track record for quantifying the cost of fixing an issue versus cost of settling lawsuits for that unfixed issue killing people.

        • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          71·
          1 year ago

          Why would I trust an unaccountable rando with the same thing? One has a brand they need to uphold, and are liable for any kind of damages caused by their firmware.

          When Joe Shmo crashes his soft-modded Honda Civic into a crowd of people, who’s going to pay for the damage and lawsuits, etc.?