Apple is ~~bringing~~ being forced to allow sideloading and alternate app stores to the iPhone
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this post was submitted on 25 Jan 2024
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That's exactly what I was thinking. It's incredible how the article title tries to spin it...
this is the stuff my nerd heart wishes my government could do for us... maybe it's time to move, lol
All apps must be “notarized” by Apple
Is that legal?
That has to violate the spirit of the law at the very least.
Considering how many technicalities Apple is weaseling through right now, it's probably the most legal thing in existence.
Of course, legality does not mean morality, and in this case I would argue it's the opposite
Sideloading is explicitly about enabling the user to install multimedia and apps that are not approved by the manufacturer or OS vendor, so this is probably illegal (depends on how the law's been written) and I expect Apple to be taken to court over it in the very near future.
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I read that sideloading won't be possible, app stores have to certify and apps as well and Kommission has to be paid to Apple even for alternative stores.
So: 👎
50ct for each install. That's a joke.
Apple is being forced to tolerate users controlling their own phones, and is kicking and screaming the whole way.
Don't phrase this like they did it out of love. They're trying not to do it at all.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Today, Apple announced how it plans to change the rules for developers releasing iOS software in the European Union in response to the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) coming into force in March.
Developers can either choose to use these new business terms or stick with the existing model and continue to distribute through the App Store as normal.
The App Store itself is also opening up to allow game streaming services globally, which, until now, have been all but banned under Apple’s existing policies.
Earlier this week, Spotify — a longtime critic of Apple’s 30 percent commission rate — announced plans to bring in-app purchases back to its iOS app to let users upgrade subscriptions or buy audiobooks in the EU after the DMA comes into force.
Passed in 2022, the DMA is the EU’s strongest attempt yet to rein in the alleged anticompetitive practices of Big Tech companies, which the regulation refers to as “gatekeepers.” The EU designated Apple as a gatekeeper last September and listed its App Store, Safari browser, and iOS operating system as “core platform services” that would have to comply with the DMA’s rules.
As well as designating iOS, Safari, and the App Store as core platform services, the European Commission also opened an investigation into whether iMessage should be included (which would include having to make it interoperable with rivals), but reports suggest it might avoid being designated, and today’s announcement from Apple makes no mention of changes coming to iMessage.
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Sure they should be allowing it, but anyone who cares about digital privacy and freedom that's still using apple devices kinda deserves what they get at this point.