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Well, Android has been successful for years now with a model where it is possible to sideload an APK on any device, but it's buried sufficiently deep that the p
by semi-extrinsic 4y ago
Well, Android has been successful for years now with a model where it is possible to sideload an APK on any device, but it's buried sufficiently deep that the people who shouldn't be using it can't find it.
Why not replicate that (IMO) success?
Because if I understand GP correctly, they are talking about the ability for devs and white hats to install software which enables debugging and logging so it becomes much easier to find stuff like this?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> Why not replicate that (IMO) success? We have two models. People who like one can choose that. People who don’t can choose this. Sometimes solutions have multiple equilibria.
- smoldesu 4y agoI agree. Apple should implement both models, and then you can choose for yourself. No downside!
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> No downside! Of course there is. Facebook and Oracle would immediately have some mandatory spyware you’d need to install. Curtailing developers’ freedom is a favourable choice for many consumers. Apple reflects that market pressure. (Android, its inverse.)
- DangitBobby 4y agoIt's not like they don't already have that power, they can just force you to use an Android phone for work.