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It's possible the EU has sorted this out for us already. The Digital Markets Act comes into effect 1st November and really begins to apply in May next year. On
by rkangel 4y ago
It's possible the EU has sorted this out for us already. The Digital Markets Act comes into effect 1st November and really begins to apply in May next year.
One of the thing that it specifies is that Gatekeepers (Apple in this case) can't prefer their own services and apps over other people's - they must allow third party interoperability. If I understand it correctly:
* You must be able to uninstall preloaded first party apps
* You must be able to install your preferred third party equivalents (e.g. Firefox)
* I believe also - you can install alternative app stores
We shall see what actually happens once Apple's lawyers dig out loopholes, and we'll see if the Gatekeepers of this world have an alternate 'EU vs rest of world strategy'. Also, if that does happen, which side the UK falls in...