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Good thing restricting side-loading isn't legal in the European Union! Not a problem here. Apple had to enable side-loading on their EU-based phones and so will
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Good thing restricting side-loading isn't legal in the European Union! Not a problem here. Apple had to enable side-loading on their EU-based phones and so will Google if they restrict it.
- post-it 8mo agoYes it is, and no they didn't. Apple has to allow (heavily restricted) alternative app stores, and I'm not clear on whether any actually exist right now.
- shafyy 8mo agoMy understanding is that how Apple is restricting the alternative app stores is also illegal in EU, so I don't thinkt this is the end of this story.
- jajuuka 8mo agoIt's almost two years and they are still doing it. So they are moving mighty slow if that is the case.
- shafyy 8mo agoYes, these things move slowly, but they do move =)
- jajuuka 8mo agoThey have moved much faster on much more complex plans though. If this is a case of Apple breaking the law then surely they wouldn't need over two years to tell them to stop it? The EU regulations seem largely to be, you need to do X and you need to figure out how to comply by Y date. They aren't gently guiding these corporations to compliance. So I'm leaning more towards Apple is in compliance and the common perception is incorrect. Which is fairly common when it comes to laws and regulations of any country.
- shafyy 8mo agoCan you give an example of where a legal matter on this level has been resolved "much faster"?
- singpolyma3 8mo agohttps://altstore.io/ https://altstore.io/
- yxhuvud 8mo agoWhat Apple restricts and is legal are not the same. Apple is doing malicious compliance and the legal system ain't buying it. But it takes some time and iterations to shake out.
- blell 8mo agoThe legal system has said absolutely nothing about what Apple is doing yet.
- sepositus 8mo agoHow specific is the law? What if side loading requires a "trusted" signed certificate where trusted means from Google Play? Not even playing devil's advocate, just wondering how many loopholes actually exist.
- lern_too_spel 8mo agoThe kind of "side-loading" of notarized apps outside the manufacturer's app store that Apple allows in the EU is exactly what Google proposed to do for all its Android builds. We don't want that.
- Pxtl 8mo agoIf a lawsuit tackles this problem in the EU, will we finally also see somebody go after MS for their obnoxious code signing certificates? While MS code signing certs are more circumventable for power-users than Android's new approved developer program, their pricing is far more prohibitive for independent OSS developers and hobbyists, costing hundreds of USD per year.