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EU says smarthome 'gatekeepers' like Apple may harm competition
Well, Amazon peventing 3rd parties like Sonos from integrating with Drop-In and Voicecalls is a clear anti-competitive behaviour.
And the requirement to have an AppleTV or Homepod in the house in order to use Siri on non-Apple devices (as pointed out in the keynote) is also questionable.
I think government has a role as a referee in these situations and it is hard to deny that the power of a handful of companies on our daily lives is bigger than ever before in history.
They need to be regulated and - above all - taxed in a way that levels the playing field compared to smaller companies and benefits society in the long term…