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Comment by wiseowise

2 years ago

Even better: no stupid analogies and just talk about topic at hand.

> Should Google be forced by the government to include support for formats in Android that are used by Apple such a HEIF and HEIC? What about Microsoft and Linux?

Yes, please.

> As an iPhone user I do not want government interference in a market place that has been kept mostly free of malware precisely because it keeps out the riff-raff.

Citation needed.

> Yes, please.

Those are patented formats. This would make Android no longer open source in the truly free software sense.

Are you sure you want this kind of precedent on the books?