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This is a fairly popular take around here, but is it compatible with the EU’s new DMA? It seems if anything legislation is moving in the opposite direction of strengthened walled gardens.

They just made it illegal to forbid sideloading for example. On its face it’s going to be illegal for Apple/Android to use attestation to lock down their devices further, indeed they are now legally required to open up in the EU.

Maybe they would go in one direction in the US and the opposite outside? Seems unlikely to me though…

>>thepti+(OP)
I don't know. What's happening now with Android apps is that sideloading works just fine, it's just that SafetyNet apps refuse to work on other platforms like Windows, Linux or even un-blessed Android distributions. I don't know how compatible that is with EU legislation, or if technicalities like that side step it or not.

> Maybe they would go in one direction in the US and the opposite outside? Seems unlikely to me though…

Companies seem to have no problem conforming to particular legal regimes all over the world and not importing/exporting them elsewhere. I believe companies will try everything in their power to protect their cash cows in the US for as long as they possibly can.