Doesn&#x27;t excuse Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Apple, from building closed protocols and actively thwarting attempts to make third-party apps.<p>(Yes, I know they&#x27;re for-profit companies who have every reason not to want to relinquish any control over their network.  Doesn&#x27;t mean I can&#x27;t hate on them for not even pretending to support consumer choice.)