Apple devices stand apart in their reputation for quality and security, but they stand apart in a larger ecosystem of mobile devices. Restricting the usage of inauthentic parts is one of the ways they accomplish this.
It's wrong-headed of legislators to try to narrow the ecosystem, and restrict the axes along which companies can distinguish themselves. Fundamentally it should be the market that chooses, not legislators. If consumers want locked-down, appliance-style devices (and they seem to), why is that an invalid offering?
If the thesis is that legislators know what consumers want better than consumers (or Apple) then I wholeheartedly disagree.
It's wrong-headed of legislators to try to narrow the ecosystem, and restrict the axes along which companies can distinguish themselves. Fundamentally it should be the market that chooses, not legislators. If consumers want locked-down, appliance-style devices (and they seem to), why is that an invalid offering?
If the thesis is that legislators know what consumers want better than consumers (or Apple) then I wholeheartedly disagree.