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Do you really think that companies lobbying for side-loading of their apps, and getting legislation through to force it on Apple, would be satisfied with heavil
by simonh 5y ago
Do you really think that companies lobbying for side-loading of their apps, and getting legislation through to force it on Apple, would be satisfied with heavily locked down access to subsets of functionality? To more restricted access than App Store apps? Somehow I don't see that being acceptable to the side-loading lobby.
An App Store App can be granted low level network access etc because it can be vetted and censured if found in violation of policies. Side loaded app developers will demand the same access.
- abecedarius 5y agoEvery hardware capability is potentially available in this kind of framework. It's ultimately up to the user whether an app can get at it, or with what limits. This is an inevitable source of problems for sufficiently reckless users, but it should be possible for reasonable users to keep reasonable control -- not just hacker types. A "side-loading lobby" wouldn't have grounds to demand more. (The overenthusiastic copyright lobby would probably have better luck in getting their demands wired in, going by history, but that's another issue.)