>The desired end state of the world is one where is a well developed and mass-usable "third option" besides the duopoly. There should be a well identifiable app store where vital apps that one cannot not use (public sector, banking, medical etc) can be available, ideally as open source.
It's much easier to regulate the heavily entrenched duopoly at this point, like how EU is trying to do, than somehow get a third player on the market, and convince people and devs to jump on board off Android and iOS. That's just not gonna happen.
Even Microsoft was forced to throw in the towel and exit the mobile market and Windows Lumia phones were actually great, so there just is no space on the market for a third player that comes in so late in the game, to gain any sizable market share, that would convince users and devs to switch and allow for a sustainable business.
It's much easier to regulate the heavily entrenched duopoly at this point, like how EU is trying to do, than somehow get a third player on the market, and convince people and devs to jump on board off Android and iOS. That's just not gonna happen.
Even Microsoft was forced to throw in the towel and exit the mobile market and Windows Lumia phones were actually great, so there just is no space on the market for a third player that comes in so late in the game, to gain any sizable market share, that would convince users and devs to switch and allow for a sustainable business.