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I still don't understand is Apple conservative about AppStore because of security reasons or like Zuck said they prefer their own apps and services. I mean if G
by mrkramer 6y ago
I still don't understand is Apple conservative about AppStore because of security reasons or like Zuck said they prefer their own apps and services. I mean if Google open sourced Android why wouldn't Apple ease their AppStore policies?
- sjwright 6y agoApple sees privacy as a marketable point of differentiation to its competitors. I for one appreciate that Apple’s approach is a choice available to me as a consumer. Meanwhile, the arc of Google’s Android platform has been steadily bending away from open source, not towards it.
- mrkramer 6y agoI understand that privacy is point of differentiation but on Android you can still load any .apk file on any Android device on iOS devices not so much.
- sjwright 6y agoEffective privacy protection means that app developers need strong incentives to follow strict rules. I for one appreciate that Apple’s approach of enforcing strict rules is a choice available to me as a consumer.
- _kbh_ 6y agoYou can install any .ipa on a iOS device you just need to jump through a bunch of hoops to get it onto your device signed in a way that will make it valid.
- stretchcat 6y agoCan I do this without MacOS?
- _kbh_ 6y agoAs long as you have an existing developer certificate or jailbreak the phone you can. You could use something like isign. https://github.com/sauce-archives/isign https://github.com/sauce-archives/isign Or altstore https://altstore.io/ https://altstore.io/ which is literally a locally run alternative App Store.
- jhatemyjob 6y agoApple is all about power and control over their users. The security schtick is a smokescreen