Depending on how strict apple makes it:

You can sideload an app, that would normally be rejected by the App Store review process, that tries to harm the user by exploiting certain native APIs/capabilities.

I’d never ever ever sideload an app that is not open source and that is not built by me or by a reputable source. That, I only suggest to power users.

I’m guessing eventually, some users will regret ever sideloading.

I bet some companies will eventually make non-App Store versions of their apps, companies that want to increase their profits by not paying the App Store commission (such as Spotify, Hey) and companies that want to track the color of your panties (such as Meta).

I don’t give a shit about how much profit Spotify makes and I want somebody to police social media apps as much as possible so I’ll keep using the App Store for those cases.

What I’m really curious about is whether if iOS users’ higher tendency to pay for apps which translates into higher quality apps will apply to other app stores or not.

I’m also curious about what Apple is going to do about APIs and practices that are accessible during development/testing but are immediately rejected by Apple during the review process. Are they going to remove such things at API level or are they going to “laissez-faire” other app stores?

It might even be a good idea for Apple to do that, which would immediately make 3rd party app stores gain reputation for being insecure consumer-unfriendly.