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> If a user wants a 3rd party app store, why did they buy an iOS device? Wants and circumstances can change over time. When I purchased my device, Fortnite and
by ThatPlayer 3y ago
> If a user wants a 3rd party app store, why did they buy an iOS device?
Wants and circumstances can change over time. When I purchased my device, Fortnite and Xbox Cloud Streaming were available from the Apple App Store. Now they aren't.
Also I can want more out of my device; none of my devices are perfect but I still buy them. I believe 3rd party stores would be an improvement to my device. Replace the feature "3rd party app store" with folding phone: "Why did they purchase an iOS device if they wanted a folding phone" is a leap in logic to "No iOS user wants a folding phone"
A year ago, I'd say USB-C, but that's no longer the case.
> if they can thereby bypass some of the restrictions Apple imposes through their review process
Those same restrictions are blocking apps like Xbox Cloud Streaming. When Apple chooses to block those, but I still want access to apps, 3rd parties providing the such apps isn't unfair competition.