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India is ordering Apple and Android phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ryujin470@fedia.io⁩ to ⁨technology@beehaw.org⁩

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  • jeena@piefed.jeena.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They’re just following China.

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  • danielhanrahantng@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Is it me or do we need a crusade, I am just asking, If yes deus vault, if no what solution to this problem do we need?

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    • harmbugler@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      We need real choice of operating system when buying phones. The situation is far worse then Windows bundling Internet Explorer and they actually took action on that.

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      • danielhanrahantng@beehaw.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Agreed but isn’t the government of India requiring that for all phones.

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      • mp3@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        PostmarketOS looking real good right about now.

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      • artyom@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        These countries would probably just ban that as well.

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