competition law will enforce alternative app stores and usage of alternative web engines (gecko, chromium besides webkit) the biggest alternative store is the

competition law will enforce alternative app stores and usage of alternative web engines (gecko, chromium besides webkit) the biggest alternative store is the web the website you use today can be a functional "app" tomorrow if well written, without "install" "install" is not even needed, the thing that happens when "installing a website" is just a switch to standalone mode from tab view (and get a direct launch button etc.) by web apps (standalone websites) the browser stays as the running environment on top of OS, the web security model and trust stays intact competition law will demolish anything with time that hinders web apps since in its core it is about enabling alternative distribution platforms (app stores)... users can always choose to stay by safari and not opt in to other browser engines if they fear them... sometimes apple and others talk about like if a device gets compromised by a web app run by firefox on ios then a virus creeps in to the apple cloud and destroys all apple devices... heck no, it can be even MORE secure, safari can be safe, apple can publish webkit safari for security conscious people and chromium safari for bolder ones, there might be a new netscape navigator that never runs javascript as a security model... free to choose! it is sad we have to fight for this to happen I think under steve jobs apple would have the best web browser beating chrome and they would have converted app store monopoly revenue to other sources of revenue based on excellence, not monopoly