[tananaev]

I'm kind of surprised by this. Google is already under a lot of heat, especially in Europe. All sorts of lawsuits everywhere because of they monopoly abuse. And they decide to pull this move?

[112233]

OTOH, it gives more options to implement Cyber Resilience Act requirements, especially once the boundaries get mapped out in real life

[frollogaston]

New EU laws are kinda requiring Google to do this

[progval]

Which ones?

[jjani]

Eagerly awaiting Apple doing the same on Macs then. Let alone any Linux distribution.

[vvpan]

Yes and no. Yes billionaires are not people to be trusted but also they are a structural problem, a CEO that does not squeeze last the last penny out of users for shareholder value is just not doing their job. Billionaires are a-holes because the corporate incentive system rewards people like them. We need new structures.