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The point is that these are security boundaries. Look at all the malware that was being spread by people posting bad Fortnite apks. I posted a Fortnite apk to a

The point is that these are security boundaries. Look at all the malware that was being spread by people posting bad Fortnite apks. I posted a Fortnite apk to a forum and I included some of my own custom code. I made a decision to install that on other people’s phones. (I didn’t really do this) Obviously this is a bit self-serving on Apple’s part - restricting software installs begins to feel like a protection racket. But it still serves as a security perimeter.

wtetzner 6y ago
Sure, but users still have to make the decision to install that apk. Yes, there's a security risk, but what's really being said here is "we're going to decide what you're allowed to do so you won't hurt yourself". And I guess I just don't think that should be their decision to make. Or to put it another way: Apple can keep the app store, and even make it the default, but there should be a setting to allow installing things from outside the app store. It can even be behind a few scary popups warning the user of the danger.
- CountSessine 6y ago
  Sure, but users still have to make the decision to install that apk. They certainly didn't make a decision to install my malware in that apk! Yes, there's a security risk, but what's really being said here is "we're going to decide what you're allowed to do so you won't hurt yourself". I'm sure you won't hurt yourself - most iphone users will though. Or to put it another way: Apple can keep the app store, and even make it the default, but there should be a setting to allow installing things from outside the app store. It can even be behind a few scary popups warning the user of the danger. Yeah, I agree with you - as long as it's not something as simple as a click-through and ignoring a few worthless scary warnings that everyone ignores anyways and exposes non-technical users to bogus certificates and downloaded malware on Windows and Android. If it was something like MacOS's system integrity protection deactivation where you have to restart the whole system and execute a command through some obscure interface, it could work.

wtetzner 6y ago

Sure, but users still have to make the decision to install that apk. Yes, there's a security risk, but what's really being said here is "we're going to decide what you're allowed to do so you won't hurt yourself". And I guess I just don't think that should be their decision to make. Or to put it another way: Apple can keep the app store, and even make it the default, but there should be a setting to allow installing things from outside the app store. It can even be behind a few scary popups warning the user of the danger.

CountSessine 6y ago
Sure, but users still have to make the decision to install that apk. They certainly didn't make a decision to install my malware in that apk! Yes, there's a security risk, but what's really being said here is "we're going to decide what you're allowed to do so you won't hurt yourself". I'm sure you won't hurt yourself - most iphone users will though. Or to put it another way: Apple can keep the app store, and even make it the default, but there should be a setting to allow installing things from outside the app store. It can even be behind a few scary popups warning the user of the danger. Yeah, I agree with you - as long as it's not something as simple as a click-through and ignoring a few worthless scary warnings that everyone ignores anyways and exposes non-technical users to bogus certificates and downloaded malware on Windows and Android. If it was something like MacOS's system integrity protection deactivation where you have to restart the whole system and execute a command through some obscure interface, it could work.