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This Altstore seems to be backed by some kind of a LLC company. It begs the question - why would I as a developer, substitute one corporation with another? The
by isodev 4y ago
This Altstore seems to be backed by some kind of a LLC company. It begs the question - why would I as a developer, substitute one corporation with another? The whole point of having an alternative to the App Store is to reduce the risk of sudden policy changes coming from a for profit company controlling the store.
- cuuupid 4y agoI think the logic is supposedly having multiple for-profits reduces the ability for any one to control the store, or at least incentivizes other stores to apply as little control as possible to gain users. I think that works as global economic policy, but based off Android doesn’t really work in an app store case. In practice Altstore is mostly used for piracy…
- slikrick 4y agoand if the developer hadn't made an LLC "why would I put money or time into something not made by a company, that will just be completely gone as soon as the dev loses interest in the project"
- meepmorp 4y agoall an LLC says to me is that they set up some legal distance between their business and personal lives
- isodev 4y agoMy point was that setting up a presence in an "app store" requires some legal due diligence, so there has to be more on the table. Just one example - they ask for actual Apple ID credentials and don't even have a Privacy Policy. Are they a processor or a controller? Where do I download the GDPR contract between my company and theirs? Who is their Data Protection Officer? One can't just hand over control of an app to some random person with an LLC that offers to access your account and host binaries for you... but hey, pinky-promise they won't do bad stuff.