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Is there a real chance of third party app stores on iOS anytime soon?
by hackerbrother 3y ago
Is there a real chance of third party app stores on iOS anytime soon?
- askonomm 3y agoFrom what I understood Apple will allow third-party app stores soon due to EU regulations, and is already (reportedly) in process of making that happen.
- dangus 3y agoI would say in select markets only. Apple switched to USB-C because making separate hardware SKUs to comply with the EU would be costly. Even then, they only did so after creating a new standard and accessory ecosystem to replace lightning port revenue (MagSafe). When it comes to allowing third-party app stores, Apple is only going to do that in regions where law forces them to do so.
- alphabettsy 3y agoApple already had and has multiple hardware SKUs for the iPhone to support different regions, for example the US phones have no SIM tray while other areas still did/do. They were already using USB-C on the Mac and iPad so I don’t believe the EU mandate forced anything but maybe the timeline. That said, I wouldn’t be surprise if side-loading is limited to the markets where it’s required.
- dangus 3y agoI think it will be limited by market simply because a software change has the lowest possible barrier. It's a good point about the SIM tray, although I wonder if that's less complicated than a port change.