https://athome.starbucks.com/coffees-by-format/k-cup-pods
Keurig doesn't have a monopoly on anything except licensing their name. Unlicensed third-party compatible cups are readily available. Keurig machines are more Windows/macOS than Android/iOS.
https://www.gourmesso.com/collections/all-keurig-blends
https://shoponline.melitta.com/pages/javajig
etc.
I'm holding out for a PINE64 PineBrew FOSS coffee maker myself.
Fining them for things they do now before such law exists, however, should not be pursued. Ex post acte law is forbidden in large parts of the world for good reason.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_post_facto_law:
Ex post facto criminalization is also prohibited by Article 7 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 15(1) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and Article 9 of the American Convention on Human Rights. While American jurisdictions generally prohibit ex post facto laws, European countries apply the principle of lex mitior ("the milder law"). It provides that, if the law has changed after an offense was committed, the version of the law that applies is the one that is more advantageous for the accused. This means that ex post facto laws apply in European jurisdictions to the extent that they are the milder law.
I want a Linux based phone with the performance of an iPhone and a decentralized App Store with an auditable chain of trust.
I also want an information appliance that is trivial to use and completely managed by a third party I trust.
Why can’t I have both?
Apple is the gatekeeper for anything that gets on their mobile devices (they can't really be considered yours). Apple and the review process are the ones who decide what is a useful tool and what not, what could be considered harmful to their customers etc. This way their consumers missing out at a lot.
Many die hard Apple fans would argue with the perceived sense of security, but recent events perfectly demonstrate that even the most strict gatekeeper, the review process, is insufficient to provide security to unknown users. The best thing companies can do to enhance their users security is to educate them.
The software is not the only position where Apple shows monopolistic and anti-consumer behavior, their hardware repair is another great example but not the topic
That's already a pretty big difference by itself, but in addition to that the Play Store is much more permissive about use of third party payment providers. So e.g. Apple can (and does) sell Apple Music subscriptions on Android without a 30% tax. The converse is not possible.
This renders the rest of the comment meaningless in the context of a platform intended for curiousity and debate, so I didn’t read past it.