# Hardware locks us in Apple's and Microsoft's monopoly cages

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**Category:** In The News\
**Tags:** via-news-bot, apple, hardware, microsoft, in-the-news\
**Created:** [24 March 2025 06:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/hardware-locks-us-in-apples-and-microsofts-monopoly-cages/192296 "2025-03-24T06:10:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [24 March 2025 06:10 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/hardware-locks-us-in-apples-and-microsofts-monopoly-cages/192296/1 "2025-03-24T06:10:35Z")

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> Column: Vendors just don’t want machines to live double lives

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> **[Hardware locks us in Apple's and Microsoft's monopoly cages](https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/12/hardware_os_lockin_monopolies/)**
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> Column: Vendors just don't want machines to live double lives