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In the US there are protected classes, race being one, that are illegal for discrimination.

Side-loading, right to repair are not similarly protected. Although maybe they will be passed one day.

So if Apple had illegal discriminations, I think that would greatly decrease their support on this issue. Definitely from me.



The law should follow what we think is right, not the other way around.


I agree. And in this case, I think the law does follow. As more people think side-loading is as important as protected classes, the laws will change.

These civil rights classes are fairly new and less than a hundred years old, reflecting changes in the way people think and believe.




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