> I own my devices, so I get to decide what they run.
That's not how the law works.
As long as the device creator is absolutely clear to consumers that choosing their platform means that consumers will be buying into a walled garden, it's perfectly legal.
The only way to change that is to change the law, as the EU did.
The interoperability exemption to the DMCA allows users to legally hack their devices to do whatever the user(s) need or want for accessibility purposes.
How can we make this issue important enough to be addressed by Congress? If it doesn’t reach the Supreme Court as a challenge or test case, that may be our only avenue of redress.
I appreciate you for making a point of bringing this up. I care as you do and want better for computing and computer users.
I don't think that the American Congress is likely to side against donors and make walled gardens illegal any time soon.
The judge who ruled in Epic vs Apple did mention in the ruling that Epic could have had more success if they had focused on the size of the 30% cut instead of arguing that Apple could not take a cut from the App Store at all.
That's not how the law works.
As long as the device creator is absolutely clear to consumers that choosing their platform means that consumers will be buying into a walled garden, it's perfectly legal.
The only way to change that is to change the law, as the EU did.