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american built custom pc in EEA can't uninstall edge and is otherwise non compliant with DMA
so I have an american build pc but it does not allow me to uninstall edge and get rid of bing. I expect someone from support to let me know how to uninstall this. its software was fully updated befor...
im waiting for some lawyer who is in the eea who purchases an already setup possibly used machine from outside of the eea and exclusively uses a vpn pointed at london or has an isp that has their wan ip located in a non eea country. that will then be a major lawsuit and probably worth a ton for some legal firm. The dma rules dont care where the computer (including android and ©Ⓡapple™) came from nor does it care if you are vpning outside of the eea. it only cares if the person is a citizen of the eea not where that citizen currently resides. me being a dual citizen living in arizona with an italian citizenship means the dma rules apply to me and MS is currently in violation of them. ©Ⓡapple™ apparently is flaunting the laws completely and will probably get smacked down a few pegs they apparently give a "grace" period before they force you back into their walled garden and get rid of all the work you did cant wait till ©Ⓡapple™ gets whats coming. But yeah if MS doesnt allow me to get rid of edge and bing and their ai thing and xbox (yes there is a tiny shred of a connector left that you cant get rid of) I am going to start calling lawyers and seeing what kind of case can be made and how much compensation we might be able to get.
as far as i can tell chapter 1 article 1 item 2 states This Regulation shall apply to core platform services provided or offered by gatekeepers to business users established in the Union or end users established or located in the Union, irrespective of the place of establishment or residence of the gatekeepers and irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the provision of service.
and as far as i can tell that means no matter where you are geographically as long as you are a citizen of an eea country or have the device under a business that has its headquarters in an eea country you are covered under these laws. and there is no carve out for "needing to select any specific country during intitial setup" or "have an ip inside an eea country" or "set your country to get the benefits" however im pretty sure the dma will have no problems with that last one or some other popup on systems asking what country the user has citizenship in.
and as far as i can tell that means no matter where you are geographically as long as you are a citizen of an eea country or have the device under a business that has its headquarters in an eea country you are covered under these laws. and there is no carve out for "needing to select any specific country during intitial setup" or "have an ip inside an eea country" or "set your country to get the benefits" however im pretty sure the dma will have no problems with that last one or some other popup on systems asking what country the user has citizenship in.