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Of course. If Apple stopped supporting app installation from other sources than App Store on Mac, I am sure lots of customers would leave the platform. Develop
by neop1x 3y ago
Of course. If Apple stopped supporting app installation from other sources than App Store on Mac, I am sure lots of customers would leave the platform.
Developing and installing apps is the main feature of a computer. Apple emerged from this, from BSD and UNIX background, they are still using mostly Linux servers, yet they are taking this away from their users and force them into their "secure" stores which they control fully.
EU should fight this and if Apple doesn't want to complain, they should leave EU market. There will also be less electronic waste in the end...
- nuker 3y ago> Developing and installing apps is the main feature of a computer. I may argue that policing the App store is the main feature of the iPhone. That is why I bought it in the first place. It is not a computer in general sense. I want only a few apps and I want them to behave.
- neop1x 3y agoIt is still pretty general-purpose computer and many people spend fair amount of time working with it, browsing web, reading emails, spreadsheets, ... I find it hard to believe you bought the iPhone because of Apple's store "policing". This is what they want you to believe. In reality there are sandboxing mechanisms and permission systems in place and no store "policing" is necessary. That's why android isn't less secure and that's why unless your android is not rooted you can use banking, google wallet and other security-sensitive apps and watch DRM-protected videos there as well.