Well, trump could always tarrif the EU into penury to make them reconsider. That said, fuck the EU and their bullshit. Brussels deserves to burn for their oligarchic civil service driven nonsense
I mean they occasionally do something beneficial for the people - like mandatory level of warranty coverage on stuff you buy, and they were the ones that finally forced Apple to play along with everyone else and use standardized messaging
Here's my problem with standardization, it stifles innovation. If a company makes something that is better than a standard, but not compatible with the standard, why should the company be punished? I hate Apple, Microsoft, the entire car industry, etc, but if someone innovates, you as the consumer should pay the cost. You know when you buy an Apple, it's a premium cost. You knew that before going into that ecosystem.
Edit: think of it like this. Don't buy a Ferrari then complain about maintenance costs.
Conversely Apple, Google, Samsung all build products in the same price brackets. Interoperability is very important when it comes to a commodity, daily communication device for regular folks like us.
Imagine you could drive your car on the highway but for some strange reason you can't ride your motorcycle there. No reason other than hubris.
Well, trump could always tarrif the EU into penury to make them reconsider. That said, fuck the EU and their bullshit. Brussels deserves to burn for their oligarchic civil service driven nonsense
I mean they occasionally do something beneficial for the people - like mandatory level of warranty coverage on stuff you buy, and they were the ones that finally forced Apple to play along with everyone else and use standardized messaging
Here's my problem with standardization, it stifles innovation. If a company makes something that is better than a standard, but not compatible with the standard, why should the company be punished? I hate Apple, Microsoft, the entire car industry, etc, but if someone innovates, you as the consumer should pay the cost. You know when you buy an Apple, it's a premium cost. You knew that before going into that ecosystem.
Edit: think of it like this. Don't buy a Ferrari then complain about maintenance costs.
Conversely Apple, Google, Samsung all build products in the same price brackets. Interoperability is very important when it comes to a commodity, daily communication device for regular folks like us.
Imagine you could drive your car on the highway but for some strange reason you can't ride your motorcycle there. No reason other than hubris.
It's up to them to control their internet and leave ours alone. We don't have to comply with their laws and we don't have to pay their fines.