I was being flippant in my comment above, but just to be clear: I think regulating business models for cell phones is just as bad an idea.
Electrical service has limitations around things like termination of service / fair pricing / safety, but we don’t mandate how they design their software and servers.
> I think regulating business models for cell phones is just as bad an idea.
I mean, we can mandate minimum services. Something that has a webbrowser, email client, texts and calls. If you want to say that apps don't fit into that, I suppose that works.
There are plenty of non-smart TVs. They just cost more than smart TVs. You can find them at any number of suppliers, and they’re still bought in large numbers by businesses.
Electrical service has limitations around things like termination of service / fair pricing / safety, but we don’t mandate how they design their software and servers.