Making the #DigitalMarketsAct developer-friendly 💻
#FreeSoftware plays a key role in effectively enforcing the #DMA. In this post, we explain how #Google and #Apple continue to hinder interoperability, affecting Free Software developers. In particular:
- How alternative Android ROMs suffer from the lack of device-related interoperability information;
- How #Apple's security paternalism has disabled alternative app stores for iOS and iPadOS.
Read the post here 👇️
https://www.techpolicy.press/making-the-digital-markets-act-developer-friendly/
Free Software Foundation Europe
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