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How about we just let people install whatever they want on their own pocket computers that they fully paid for? Sounds crazy, I know.

• WWLink 6y ago
  I agree!
• alkonaut 6y ago
  I wouldn’t want that. If there was a switch on my phone where I disconnected from the AppStore and could side load what I wanted I wouldn’t switch it. I quite like the service the App Store provides for the apps themselves. But I just want them to charge a cut for apps.
  • ReverseCold 6y ago
    Why not both? You get the AppStore and are allowed to sign apps for your own devices. (We actually already have a workaround for this: https://altstore.io/ https://altstore.io/ but it still requires Apple to sign your apps and is relatively difficult to use)
  • wayneftw 6y ago
    OK great. I have no problem with that. I’d choose the opposite... if I had that choice. Why should we not have that choice though?
    • wltprgm 6y ago
      That is because apple fanboys like @alkonaut does not allow sane discussions pointing out apple flaws on iOS on Hacker News Can't you tell from his attitude? Even if you can, I still need to point that out because nobody else will
  • entropea 6y ago
    If you didn't want that, that's ok, but let the rest of us who want to do it, do it. I am perfectly happy with FDroid on Android and get a lot of my apps from there.