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by gernb 1341 days ago
Can I have the same for Micrsoft and Apple for both mobile and desktop?

For Apple I get it's different since they don't have OEMs selling Macs/iPhones/iPads but I feel like many similar restrictions should apply

Examples:

> Google shall allow the users, during the initial device setup, to choose their default search engine for all search entry points.

> Google shall not offer any monetary/ other incentives to, or enter into any arrangement with, OEMs for ensuring exclusivity for its search services.

Seems like this should go both ways given the previous one.

> Google shall allow the developers of app stores to distribute their app stores through Play Store.

> Google shall not restrict un-installing of its pre-installed apps by the users.

I know Apple has done a better job of this now than in the past but I can't uninstall the dialer on iOS where as I can on Android, as just one example still left. I'm pretty sure I can set the default camera app on Android as well and delete the built in one though I haven't used android in years so no idea if that's still a possibility.

Also, while we're at it. Will any of this apply to Chromebooks?

1 comments

Nobody cares about Chromebooks. They only matter in schools and they're almost certainly illegal in schools, so that will self-solve when those charges get addressed.
Illegal how?
Minors can't consent to being spied on. And being a school to which they are obligated by law to go, they can't be forced to consent even if they could consent.
Their parents are consenting.
being forced is not legal consent, no. And being forced without being asked is even worse.
There are multiple cases being processed in Denmark at the moment. While Chromebooks aren't outright illegal, Google's processing of school children's personal data might apparently violates the GDPR.