[tiredyam]

This law would end up hurting the upstarts. Alternatives should be made and the consumer should be picking winners with their dollar.

[sitharus]

The problem is you’ve voted with your dollar already. You’ve looked at the market and selected the one that meets your needs. Then the maker changes what you’ve purchased.

[Fnoord]

Yeah, it would end up hurting the upstarts, but the lack of this law hurts customers and hurts business on the long term because consumer trust evaporates.

[Krasnol]

Or, they could build it in a way where it can be modified (for self hosting for example) in the first place.

[bryanrasmussen]

that's what I meant with simple to change, basically.