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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

They already do, but it takes ages.

The issue is that small companies โ€” like ours โ€” have pretty much no recourse. Legal actions are too expensive, and a complaint to the EU takes too long. Together with about 40 other businesses and organizations, we filed a complaint about similar anti-competitive behavior in 2021. We are now four years in, and nothing has happened. What do you think happens to a company that releases no updates to its app in four years?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

So we need consumer complaints too. Pressure has to come from the public. If you see something wrong with a product or company, monopolistic behavior, send in a report to the consumer protection agency of your country.