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> Are you asking why we have antitrust laws? you're putting words in my mouth here. > How so? You can continue using whichever marketplace you trust. No. I g
by maccard 3y ago
> Are you asking why we have antitrust laws?
you're putting words in my mouth here.
> How so? You can continue using whichever marketplace you trust.
No. I get to use whichever marketplace the publisher decides to use. Epic aren't going to publish on the App Store (see Fortnite on PC), Meta are going to publish on their own store. 37signals are going to use their own store. I currently can use a marketplace I trust. If iOS opens to allow other stores, then those stores either need to be curated by Apple or the store apps are sideloaded and have wider permissions. I don't want Meta's store with those permissions, I'm fine with using WhatsApp and not giving them my location.
- dns_snek 3y agoThere's no technical reason why sideloaded apps would or should have wider access to permissions. That's a false dichotomy.