Recently I saw an article saying, Japanese law forced Apple to open up browser restrictions on iOS.
But this got me thinking, why couldn’t Apple just tell them to fuck off by saying that iOS is meant to be that way cause we are the ones who designed it and the ones who own it. And if you want a change, go make your own products.
Don’t get me wrong, I hate big-tech controlling peoples lives, but aren’t these kind of laws; telling a maker to make the product in a specific way, eliminating creative freedom?
I mean, in general, if your business model is to break the law and the government tells you not to, that is the government infringing on your ability to conduct business in the way you want to.
Laws, also generally, are designed to balance the tradeoffs between allowing personal freedoms and protecting a populace from expected or possible harm.
Non-compliance to a country’s laws could lead to: a ban of that product from that country, fines/taxes/expenses to the business, or in serious cases prosecution of company representatives within the country.