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I rarely download apps these days, but the ones I do are important: my car app, bank security code app, spotify app, Sonos app, just things I need for devices I
by seanmcdirmid 3y ago
I rarely download apps these days, but the ones I do are important: my car app, bank security code app, spotify app, Sonos app, just things I need for devices I own but are otherwise free.
I would be perfectly happy with a device control ecosystem rather than an app store. It might actually be a better experience.
I'm surprised the US didn't go after airtags. This, to me, is the number one reason for owning an iPhone, and something that can't be replicated on Android. Apple is really leveraging their market share here in a way that Android doesn't (for some reason, they totally could and should).
- kibwen 3y ago> I would be perfectly happy with a device control ecosystem rather than an app store. The crucial thing is that you can achieve this without needing to prevent users from installing their own apps. Any attempt from Apple to prevent users from installing their own apps is purely because they're terrified at the idea of needing to compete with third-party developers.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoI don't know, I know plenty of idiots who would take their freedom to install anything and...install anything...and then blame Apple when their iPhone starts running very poorly, or when their private info is exposed, or so on. They would want both freedom and safety.