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Not until the eurpean union steps in and forces some sense in the market.

I know this is going to be perceived as controversial but so far it’s the only way I’ve seen good things happen (eg: gdpr, digital markets act, usb-c everywhere - iPhones included)



The EU passed battery regulation last year. I’m not sure how well it will force interoperability; that may be a byproduct but it might not.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELE...


Is the digital markets act a good thing? I remember before that most video game stores, especially Steam, had regional pricing in the EU. Since the act it became forbidden, you can’t “price discriminate”, so everyone pays the same, Luxembourg users and Bulgarian users too.


> Since the act it became forbidden, you can’t “price discriminate”, so everyone pays the same, Luxembourg users and Bulgarian users too.

We can still get a ~ 30% discount since we don't have to pay, say, the apple tax anymore.




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