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by Shivetya 2650 days ago
considering the fight to break Apple from the App store this would be a politicians dream state. the current political climate is to demagogue any large corporation which does not bend to their will or more politely, contribute properly to the interest of the politicians and their supporters.

Any such program would instantly be set upon with demands for a low income version which in effect would be subsidized by those paying an elevate price. All the while the carriers and other phone makers would be off the hook and show no interest in following suit with similar programs

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> the current political climate is to demagogue any large corporation which does not bend to their will or more politely, contribute properly to the interest of the politicians and their supporters.

Corporations have been exercising massive influence over politics worldwide, orchestrating & supporting coups, stealing natural resources, bribing, doctoring data etc. for centuries, but now there's like 3 newly elected congress people not taking PAC money and talking about this a tiny bit and suddenly we should feel bad for the poor multinationals?

Spare me.