I mean, I think the only proper response to this is just a boycott or a straight ban on companies that do that in the states. It would let smaller companies slide in, or other competitors take over. Currently it’s a contest between the two companies and their customers, just don’t buy if they don’t have the features, companies will either revert the decision or pull out of the regions.
I agree. There’s not like hundreds of unknown car manufacturers just waiting for this privacy opportunity to strike so they make it big, who can then ramp up production to meet the need… There’s no way free market principles can provide a solution in this case
I mean, I think the only proper response to this is just a boycott or a straight ban on companies that do that in the states. It would let smaller companies slide in, or other competitors take over. Currently it’s a contest between the two companies and their customers, just don’t buy if they don’t have the features, companies will either revert the decision or pull out of the regions.
The solution is strong regulation. Just completely disallow things like this.
This is the true answer here.
Government doing it’s job and regulating companies to prevent anti-consumer practices and hostile design.
I agree. There’s not like hundreds of unknown car manufacturers just waiting for this privacy opportunity to strike so they make it big, who can then ramp up production to meet the need… There’s no way free market principles can provide a solution in this case
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a boycott actually work. We need to force them with regulation or other means.
In the States at least there are far too many dumb consumers for any meaningful boycott. I think we’ll have to rely on the EU to save us, as usual.
This is really sad. We should be organizing to save ourselves.