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This idea that without a tightly controlled monopoly enforced by digital locks, the world will immediately devolve into chaos.

On my phone I can install proprietary apps from Google's store, or open source apps from F-droid. What's wrong with having choice?

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I agree that having a choice is absolutely important. I want to have a choice of a closed ecosystem, like Apple. Can we not have the option between open (Android) and closed (Apple)?

Apple is very far from a monopoly in EU:

In the first quarter of 2023, Apple obtained 26 percent of the European smartphone market based on shipments. Historically have Apple's sales been very cyclical, peaking in the fourth quarter each year.

You have choice, the choice to buy an Android phone, already.

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