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Re:Aptoide wins court battle against Google in landmark case by joelhaasnoot on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @03:38AM (#18290397)
> Apple produces all of its own devices and it's impossible to install another app store on the phone without jailbreaking

Not completely true: corporate users can get special distribution licenses to be able to distribute to their employees. https://developer.apple.com/programs/enterprise/

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Re:Aptoide wins court battle against Google in landmark case by chongli on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @05:04AM (#18290791)
A corporate internal distribution license is really stretching the definition of "another app store." I think most people on the sidewalk would only call something an app store if it's open to the public.
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Re:Aptoide wins court battle against Google in landmark case by joelhaasnoot on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @05:10AM (#18290820)
The only thing stopping you from installing this on everyone's phone however is the Apple secret police and the license agreement you sign with them. Technically it's possible with the right certificate signed by Apple.
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