tommikele

mcdave said:

They seem to be taking the de facto stance that choice is automatically beneficial with actually qualifying the benefit. This is a problem the world over, people crave choice but when you challenge why, the conversation turns irrational pretty quickly.

I am a big supporter of Apple on this issue, but ...

You are taking the exact same stance in defense of Apple that you criticize in your first sentence.

You sound just a wee bit like Putin or Xi defending their totalitarian regimes. Choice? You don't need choice. We will decide for you because we know better. You aren't saying anything much different than the CMA is. You're just standing on the other side of the road when you say it.

No, the conversation does not turn irrational. Consumers do not need to defend to you or anyone else their desire for choice in the marketplace. Nor is it up to you to decide if any reason they offer for wanting choice meets your standard of rationality. The free market, when unencumbered by unnecessary regulation, makes the choices. 

This article says absolutely nothing.

Sunday filler of zero value.

Another device that will continue to add space between what's in your head and reality. I prefer reality.

It will be cool, but no thanks. 

Perhaps you should wait for Apple to debut the product.

"digital sovereignty" - a self claimed corporate right.

That's a nice term that basically mean go off yourself. The corporate clown that thought that one up should be skewed and spit roasted.

This is exactly the kind of issue where government regulation (which I am not a fan of) is supposed to step in and protect individual citizens from being raped by the likes of T-Mobile, ATT, Verizon, UK and EU carriers. Socialist EU will do the right thing in a heartbeat. The UK may protect you. The USA, however, is and always has been for sale to the corporation with themes open checkbook so Americans should not count on legislators to protect citizens. Oh yeah, the Supreme Court said a while back the corporations are citizens and have the same rights as individuals.

Once again, the people are raped and the rapist writes a check and laughs.