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I for one look forward to there being a franken iphone in EU covered with ads and malware. Apple should give them exactly what they want. Every major software c

I for one look forward to there being a franken iphone in EU covered with ads and malware. Apple should give them exactly what they want. Every major software company will have their own app store for their apps. It will be glorius!

andersa 3y ago
Protections against malware are the job of the operating system not an app store. And I don't understand the point about ads. The vast majority of apps currently available on the app store is already plastered with ads?
- Tagbert 3y ago
  The App Store ads are trivial and not the concern. I’m more concerned about the tracking that apps will be able to do when Apple cannot block them from installing. Hello FaceBook++
- spullara 3y ago
  Every app asking for every possible access to your stuff no matter if it needs it or not is currently protected against by the app store, not the OS.
- theshrike79 3y ago
  What apps are you using? Not a single one on my iPhone has any ads.
  - fragmede 3y ago
    App Store is the biggest offender, personally. At the top of every query is an ad.
    - theshrike79 3y ago
      We have a very different definition of "Ad" then. I just opened my App Store and only saw one ad - and that was for a game I already have installed. Do you consider the new content suggestions on ATV+, Netflix, Prime video etc. as "Ads" too?
      - fragmede 3y ago
        If you search for something in the app store, the first result literally says "Ad" by the first result, so it seems Apple shares my definition. I don't know what your definition you're using, but it must be in the minority.
colonwqbang 3y ago
This idea that without a tightly controlled monopoly enforced by digital locks, the world will immediately devolve into chaos. On my phone I can install proprietary apps from Google's store, or open source apps from F-droid. What's wrong with having choice?
- memefrog 3y ago
  You have choice, the choice to buy an Android phone, already.
- hightrix 3y ago
  I agree that having a choice is absolutely important. I want to have a choice of a closed ecosystem, like Apple. Can we not have the option between open (Android) and closed (Apple)?
  - spullara 3y ago
    Apple is very far from a monopoly in EU: In the first quarter of 2023, Apple obtained 26 percent of the European smartphone market based on shipments. Historically have Apple's sales been very cyclical, peaking in the fourth quarter each year.
surgical_fire 3y ago
Except it doesn't happen with Android.

andersa 3y ago

Protections against malware are the job of the operating system not an app store. And I don't understand the point about ads. The vast majority of apps currently available on the app store is already plastered with ads?

Tagbert 3y ago
The App Store ads are trivial and not the concern. I’m more concerned about the tracking that apps will be able to do when Apple cannot block them from installing. Hello FaceBook++
spullara 3y ago
Every app asking for every possible access to your stuff no matter if it needs it or not is currently protected against by the app store, not the OS.
theshrike79 3y ago
What apps are you using? Not a single one on my iPhone has any ads.
- fragmede 3y ago
  App Store is the biggest offender, personally. At the top of every query is an ad.
  - theshrike79 3y ago
    We have a very different definition of "Ad" then. I just opened my App Store and only saw one ad - and that was for a game I already have installed. Do you consider the new content suggestions on ATV+, Netflix, Prime video etc. as "Ads" too?
    - fragmede 3y ago
      If you search for something in the app store, the first result literally says "Ad" by the first result, so it seems Apple shares my definition. I don't know what your definition you're using, but it must be in the minority.

colonwqbang 3y ago

This idea that without a tightly controlled monopoly enforced by digital locks, the world will immediately devolve into chaos. On my phone I can install proprietary apps from Google's store, or open source apps from F-droid. What's wrong with having choice?

memefrog 3y ago
You have choice, the choice to buy an Android phone, already.
hightrix 3y ago
I agree that having a choice is absolutely important. I want to have a choice of a closed ecosystem, like Apple. Can we not have the option between open (Android) and closed (Apple)?
- spullara 3y ago
  Apple is very far from a monopoly in EU: In the first quarter of 2023, Apple obtained 26 percent of the European smartphone market based on shipments. Historically have Apple's sales been very cyclical, peaking in the fourth quarter each year.

surgical_fire 3y ago

Except it doesn't happen with Android.