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> it only talks about access to SDKs, specs of device ports, ability to make the same system calls The Apple App store uses SDKs + system calls to install othe
by chacham15 3y ago
> it only talks about access to SDKs, specs of device ports, ability to make the same system calls
The Apple App store uses SDKs + system calls to install other apps, right? So, if you're allowed to sideload your own app store it should be able to do the same freely. So, the question then becomes about sideloading which I think you're supposed to be able to do freely as well.
- madeofpalk 3y agoNo. Said APIs can be restricted by the platform through entitlements, which are cryptographically locked APIs that must be granted access via Apple. Sideloading may give you access to non-entitlement private APIs, or be able to use a vulnerability to give you access to those APIs without an entitlement.
- Someone 3y agoI would think the App Store asks the OS to install apps. More importantly, you can argue about the interpretation of that text, but in the end, it will be how the EU interprets it, and I don’t think there’s any way they ever intended it to mean “the DMA requires free interoperability”, or that they will in the future decide that to be the case. Of course, future legislation may say different things, but that won’t make the statement true.
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