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Brussels could do a better job

Abstract

Legal systems should enable good public services, not just complicate things. We (the people) don't really need governments, we need good public services. These days, too little is done to ensure a level playing field for companies on a global scale. Enabling big companies to lock buyers into their influence sphere and squeeze as much as possible money out of them.
Below three examples where our public services fail.

Selling hardware with preinstalled OS should be illegal

If a consumer buys a smartphone or a personal computer, it is always sold with an operating system preinstalled. This fixes the consumer into the commercial influence sphere of the hardware seller.
Apparently, the Brussels bureaucracy is not really interested in a plane playing field that enables European suppliers to participate in the smartphone and desktop computing market.
Would Brussels really be interested in a plane playing field, it would not be allowed to sell end-user devices (smartphones and personal computers) with an operating system preinstalled. Although Canonical tried really hard to enter the smartphone market with Ubuntu-Touch, they never had a fair change, for example.
With modern memory cards available, there is no practical excuse for hardware suppliers anymore. They can sell the hardware together with the operating system install procedure on a microSD card. For the user, the experience is the same as the hardware with a preinstalled operating system. That is, if the user wants to be locked in into the hardware supplier's influence sphere. If the user does not want this, the user can buy another OS. Imagine an iPhone with Android or Ubuntu-touch. Wouldn't that be great!
 

S.I.M. swap scam is caused by “governments”

The SIM card (also eSIM) should be regarded as an extension of one's identity, and thus should be provided by the government and not by telecom providers. The city hall should be the place where to buy a SIM and connect it to a phone number. IN PERSON! After that, the buyer can link is to a telecom provider.

Free services illusions are allowed by “governments”

How is it possible that we can “legally” get free-services which steal our privacy? It should be prohibited to provide “free” services.

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