The trouble is, while it&#x27;s easy to write that kind of wish list, it may simply not be commercially realistic to grant all your wishes. Imposing burdens on producing detailed technical documentation usable by anyone without the manufacturer&#x27;s own in-house training could be a huge cost, for example, and totally blocking sales because someone objected to an unintentional omission in such documentation would be wildly disproportionate. That&#x27;s before you even get to issues of trade secrets and the like.<p>What you <i>can</i> reasonably legislate&#x2F;regulate is that manufacturers&#x2F;suppliers can&#x27;t <i>actively impair</i> third parties who want to provide alternative services and are able to do so to a sensible standard. Just blocking the kinds of legal shenanigans that these giants use to tie up small&#x2F;local potential competitors would be a good start.