> I think we should have a clear separation between hardware and software companies. This is how it worked in the old days when the internet was built.
I think that's an exaggeration, isn't it? Aside from the old PC industry (still surviving today), most computers were produced as a whole: whether it was Sun microcomputers and SunOS or Atari STs and GEM or Apples and MacOS, they were paired.
The development of separate and competing operating systems and computers, with interchangeable parts and well understood standards, was an innovation but a temporary one.
> and we need more freedom of choice in how our data is treated and by whom, regardless of the hardware that we own
To that end, we need operating system developers to design data-first systems, where the user is in control of their data. Moreover, the liability for data loss and leaks in service-provided cloud storage should be so high that companies will be nervous about storing your data. It's so frustrating to me the number of apps where you install them, and you can't do anything with them without having a user account - even though there's no legitimate reason for them to have a user account for me!
I think that's an exaggeration, isn't it? Aside from the old PC industry (still surviving today), most computers were produced as a whole: whether it was Sun microcomputers and SunOS or Atari STs and GEM or Apples and MacOS, they were paired.
The development of separate and competing operating systems and computers, with interchangeable parts and well understood standards, was an innovation but a temporary one.
> and we need more freedom of choice in how our data is treated and by whom, regardless of the hardware that we own
To that end, we need operating system developers to design data-first systems, where the user is in control of their data. Moreover, the liability for data loss and leaks in service-provided cloud storage should be so high that companies will be nervous about storing your data. It's so frustrating to me the number of apps where you install them, and you can't do anything with them without having a user account - even though there's no legitimate reason for them to have a user account for me!