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If not a single Republican voted for it that means the bill is entirely the responsibility of the Democrats.
Every Democrat in the Senate voted for it, including two independents.
How does allowing sideloaded apps or unlocked bootloaders help the average soccer mom?
Millions of people installed Fortnite mobile without an appstore, you should ask them.
This kind of industry-wide myopia indicates that there's an opportunity for disruption, and I'm glad EA recognized it.
If I'm a lawyer/politician/activist, I want a locked down device so someone can't install a backdoor if I lose sight of it for a few minutes.
But you get a device that records your life intimately and is one subpoena to Google or Apple away from making your life very, very difficult.
People buy busses because they're busses.
Almost noone buys a phone because it's super locked down and some company decides when it's too old and can't install apps from the app store anymore.
The vast majority of customers want an app store with tighter controls, and both Google and Apple provide it.
Tell that to the millions of people who installed Fornite mobile outside of any app store.
Most people don't care where their software comes from at all.
The reason there are complaints about the app store is because both Apple and Google are capricious and inconsistent with their application of their rules, and have no problem pretending their strict rules need to be enforced, but then allow apps that break their rules with adware or spyware on their app stores.
That's time consuming and expensive. If you found yourself in a situation where you're signing a non-compete out of desperation, you're lacking in both time and resources.
Many organic pesticides are synthetic. The organic label in the US doesn't mean much.
In the US, 'organic' does not mean sustainable. Voting with your wallet is not enough. This situation requires large scale change and regulation to remedy.
Basic arithmetic and algebraic substitution.
Set theory, graph theory, stats, discrete math and linear algebra all rear their heads in various fields, but you could go your entire web dev career without having to understand them.
There are plenty of people who need to work to eat and can't be picky with employers.
The solution, in my humble immigrant opinion, is to train Americans to take on service jobs that cannot be easily automated / performed by cheap labor overseas.
It would also require software developers to take an honest look at our industry.
Similarly, there's evidence that in cultures where hearing voices is considered something spiritual or a gift instead of a serious illness, not only are the voices more positive, but those who hear them are able to integrate and function in society better.