Apple is bringing sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone
www.theverge.com
Ahead of the DMA coming into force in March.

They’re not actually relinquishing any control. They’re just allowing subsidiary “app stores” to take a tiny cut while Apple still controls everything.

I’ve been an Apple fanboy for years, but less so these days. I can’t imagine that the EU won’t fine them for this, although it’s hard to imagine any fine that would make an impression on a $3 trillion company.

  • AA5B@lemmy.worldEnglish
    79·
    5 months ago

    Apple caters to the none-techy

    Ok, I’ll bite……

    • I chose to buy into the walled garden for my phone. I like the usability, consistency, privacy reliability, and I know the stats on safe downloads for the App Store vs Google Play. I especially would not touch whatever privacy invading , advertising, crashing dreck that would be an Epic Store
    • At work I develop on a Mac, because my company supports that best for engineering. I have no idea if there is an App Store or how to get to it - I’ll just use Brew, or download open source and IT can do whatever it does
    • my work products are deployed on Linux or various AWS
    • my home laptop is Windows because of games and TurboTax
    • my home lab are Raspberry Pi’s running Linux, but I’m looking at a Linux VM server

    I’ll match techy-credentials with anyone.

    Y’all should stop complaining and chose the right tool for the right job, depending on your needs. It’s good to have choices in approach and the one you chose is on you

    • Diabolo96@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      131·
      5 months ago

      In my second comment I mentioned that even some techy people considered the walled garden as a feature and lo and behold.

      I’ll match techy-credentials with anyone.

      None-techy people don’t need to sideload to install their own app, use an alternative store or root their phone, but Techy users would. IPhone don’t allow any of those and the fact that some IT guys use the product for its walled garden features doesn’t make it any more suitable for people who actually wants to have control over their phones.

      The only thing differentiating Macs from Linux are proprietary softwares.

      I chose to buy into the walled garden for my phone. I like the usability, consistency, privacy reliability, and I know the stats on safe downloads for the App Store vs Google Play. I especially would not touch whatever privacy invading , advertising, crashing dreck that would be an Epic Store

      Have you ever heard of f-droid ? free and open source software made by people for people. More than half my apps are from this app store and the other half are sideloaded. Tho I’d recommend you to use one of these alternative f-droid front-ends : Neo-store, Droid-fly.

      Y’all should stop complaining and chose the right tool for the right job, depending on your needs. It’s good to have choices in approach and the one you chose is on you

      Absolutely, I agree a 100%.

    • thereisalamp@reddthat.comEnglish
      81·
      5 months ago

      Just because you opted in, doesn’t make their statement untrue.

      The simplicity of use in the walled garden, caters to people who aren’t techy. It’s a huge reason for their success.

      But just like “nontechy” people like my husband can use an android, “techy” people can opt into a system that caters to the opposite.