Now, I'm not going to say this is impossible; it sounds like it's just the kind of needle-threading that Apple would prefer in this sort of situation. But...wh

Now, I'm not going to say this is impossible; it sounds like it's just the kind of needle-threading that Apple would prefer in this sort of situation. But...what's the source here? So far as I could see, the article didn't even credit anonymous sources. It just states all these things as bare facts. And I haven't seen any other reporting on this (yet) that doesn't simply link back to this Bloomberg article. And just as a reminder, this is from Bloomberg—the outlet that publishes the "Big Hack" story that proved to be completely false [0], without issuing any form of retraction, correction, or apology. Again, it's entirely possible that this will prove to be true. But I have absolutely no confidence in Bloomberg on stories of this kind, and don't intend to get worked up over the possibility of Apple allowing outside app stores until and unless it gets some kind of independent reporting. [0] https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/bloomberg_the_big_hack https://daringfireball.net/2018/10/bloomberg_the_big_hack