[tunap]

>But in long sight it's a hinderence to progress by enforcing a technology on the market instead of letting the free market decide the technology.

No, it's not in any way a hindrance to the market, merely one player who desires rent seeking. What it is doing is enforcing standards on manufacturers instead of the other way around.

[zaik]

Maybe we can have an internet standard for messaging apps next?

[idle_zealot]

Isn't that covered by the recently-passed Digital Services Act? It mandates messaging platform interoperability.

[MayeulC]

The EU is working on it... Unless that's what you meant?

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/04/eu-digital-markets-act...

[triceratops]

Yes let's.