Korea is first in open platforms! Korea has rejected digital commerce monopolies and recognized open platforms as a right. This marks a major milestone in the 45-year history of personal computing. It began in Cupertino, but the forefront today is in Seoul.https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1432644358646415363 …
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Assuming you accept that underlying premise, the rest is pretty straightforward. Countries ideally set their laws so that they benefit the public interest. Monopolies, in general, have proven detrimental to the public interest, so many countries apply constraints to them.
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So the only real question is, is it in the public interest to allow companies a monopoly on software if they make the hardware? While some people have tried to argue "yes", I can't say I've seen any compelling explanation as to how it benefits the public interest.
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