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I wish Apple had been forced to support alternative stores in the US. I was hoping that after they were forced to support it in the EU they would open it up for
by tombert 2y ago
I wish Apple had been forced to support alternative stores in the US. I was hoping that after they were forced to support it in the EU they would open it up for the US as well just for consistency, but that didn't happen. Getting Delta and Bigpemu on the iPhone in the US is definitely a win, but I just wish that there were more options here.
Of course, I could just buy an Android phone, and I might after my current iPhone breaks, but my last Android (the Pixel 7 Pro) was so terrible that I have to admit that the idea of going back gives me some anxiety. I guess I just want to have my cake and eat it to.
- _mlbt 2y agoI don’t. Every major company with a killer app will make you use their App Store. Want Facebook, WhatsApp or Instagram? You need to install the Meta App Store first. Same thing for Google apps. Then for Microsoft apps you would need the Microsoft 365 CoPilot AppPass Store for iOS devices.
- tombert 2y agoThat's fair. Knowing Microsoft, they would actually have three different app stores that are completely incompatible and all competing with each other. That hasn't really manifested on Android though. It's relatively easy to install F-Droid or something, and it hasn't led to forty different separate app stores.
- woleium 2y agowhy not just bundle the app store into the killer app itself? That way you get the appstore whether you like it or not!
- kyriakos 2y agoDon't see that happening with android, not sure why you think it would happen with iPhone.
- akmarinov 2y agoMostly because Android doesn't matter as much in the US. If they could do it on both Android and iOS - they'll absolutely do it.