Third party app stores might even be ok if and only if the software manufacturers would be required to also offer their software in the official apple app store so users can chose between walled garden or a bit cheaper insecure shithole
After I got a new phone, transferred everything using the wizard, erased my old phone at Apple’s suggestion, and found out I don’t have apps that aren’t in the AppStore anymore, and lost all the data I’ve put into them for years: I’m with the EU on this.
Installed by default and having a monopoly hold on the market right now will ensure the Apple App Store continues to do just fine. Google Play isn’t hurting from third party options.
No it prevents custom drm a la adobe and abusing user data etc etc so the users who don’t care can go to the third party store and the ones who do can use the stuff without the added garbage
Third party app stores might even be ok if and only if the software manufacturers would be required to also offer their software in the official apple app store so users can chose between walled garden or a bit cheaper insecure shithole
After I got a new phone, transferred everything using the wizard, erased my old phone at Apple’s suggestion, and found out I don’t have apps that aren’t in the AppStore anymore, and lost all the data I’ve put into them for years: I’m with the EU on this.
The apps are either still there or wouldn’t run on current ios anyway so the eu doing whatever wouldn’t change a thing for you
It’s up to apple to compete and attract developers to app store.
Installed by default and having a monopoly hold on the market right now will ensure the Apple App Store continues to do just fine. Google Play isn’t hurting from third party options.
That defeats the entire point
No it prevents custom drm a la adobe and abusing user data etc etc so the users who don’t care can go to the third party store and the ones who do can use the stuff without the added garbage