Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certificate misuse punishment

Re:Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certifica... by chooseaname on Friday February 01, 2019 @08:37AM (#19053957)

> I hope all of the publicity this gets will somehow bring more attention to how much control Apple exerts over the iOS app ecosystem...

Me too!

> ...and maybe bring change there.

And that's where you lost me.

I don't want or need to install iOS apps outside of the app store. There's a reason I use iOS devices and what we've seen the past couple days is that reason in full view.

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Re:Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certifica... by kodablah on Friday February 01, 2019 @09:43AM (#19054423)

> I don't want or need to install iOS apps outside of the app store.

Then you wouldn't have to. That's unrelated to what other people might want.

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Re:Apple restores Google’s internal iOS apps after certifica... by Redoubts on Friday February 01, 2019 @10:47AM (#19055020)

> That's unrelated to what other people might want.

Sure it is. The more capabilities you enable, the more things become supported or expected. Giving more freedom to side load apps means developers would expect more users to do so as well. This threatens the walled garden approach, which some people actually like.

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